The Men Who Wait
Alternative title: Les Attendants

Directed by Minh Quy Truong

In mining, a slag heap symbolizes the discarded waste accumulated during raw material extraction.
The Men Who Wait is a poetic gay short film about cruising, migration and the strange histories carried by a landscape once shaped by mining. Trương Minh Quý uses grainy 16mm photography and long observational moments to connect physical desire with displacement and memory. The film is deliberately elusive, but its atmosphere gives the encounters a haunting, almost timeless quality.

The Men Who Wait

Alternative title: Les Attendants

Directed by Minh Quy Truong

In mining, a slag heap symbolizes the discarded waste accumulated during raw material extraction.

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The Men Who Wait is a poetic gay short film about cruising, migration and the strange histories carried by a landscape once shaped by mining. Trương Minh Quý uses grainy 16mm photography and long observational moments to connect physical desire with displacement and memory. The film is deliberately elusive, but its atmosphere gives the encounters a haunting, almost timeless quality.