Coming-of-Age Gay Films - Gay Films Matter

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Lost Hearts

2024 Drama

Paris, 1992. Julien, a science student, learns of Christophe's death, a young hairdresser he met months earlier. He embarks on a journey to retrace their history and seek understanding and forgiveness.

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Invincible Summer

2024 Drama

Alone at home on a summer night, Clément is determined to lose his virginity, scrolling through profiles on a dating app.

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The Silent Landscape

2003 Drama

Hamid, an Iranian teenager, confronts his family's Muslim beliefs as his sexuality becomes a point of conflict.

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One Afternoon

2021 Drama

A strict and unapproachable father and his two sons live in a soon-to-be-renovated old house. The younger brother likes to tag after his older brother as if it was the most important task of his life. Day after day, they lived in calm peace, like nothing would ever change. It wasn't until a mysterious moment that happened one summer afternoon where things changed.

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Phoenix

2006 Drama

Two young brothers, Ryan and Karl, set fire to their home to escape their abusive father, triggering a chain of events that challenges their bond and reshapes their lives forever.

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Body of Christ

2024 Comedy

After his first communion, Pablo finds himself unable to stop thinking about Sebastián, the handsome altar boy.

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Malik

2018 Drama

That night, Malik decided to flee his city. He planned everything. Only, Walid, his big brother, accompanied by his "band", seeks him everywhere. The departure becomes a flight.

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Muscat

2023 Drama

Samir begins to realize his attraction to men after meeting Louis, a tourist visiting Morocco with his wife. When tragedy strikes, Samir finds himself as Louis' only hope for help.

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Light Leak

2023 Drama

Óscar's two closest companions are Lucas, his childhood best friend, and his Super 8 camera. While filming, Óscar comes to the realization that his feelings for Lucas go beyond friendship.

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And What If I Am?

2023 Drama

Tim, an isolated teen longing for acceptance, takes a chance by spending the day with Josh, a mysterious new student. Unsure of Josh's intentions and doubting his own, Tim risks trusting someone for the first time.

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Nahabed

2021 Drama

In the aftermath of a recent genocide, Haïg, a young survivor is chosen to father a new generation of his people and ensure the survival of his endangered Armenian race, while sacrificing his personal freedom.

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Corrosion

2024 Drama

Wallace, an obsessive college swimmer, grapples with a swimming injury while navigating romantic tensions with a teammate.

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Real Man

2023 Comedy, Drama

A boy dreams of being a man like the ones he desires. Does the man he becomes live as he imagined?

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I Am

2024 Comedy, Romance

Ethan lives separate lives as a socially awkward college student by day and a fearlessly glamorous drag queen by night. That is, until his life is turned upside-down by Kekoa, his school crush.

The Dry

2020 Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Aaron Falk returns to his drought-stricken hometown to attend a tragic funeral. But his return opens a decades-old wound - the unsolved death of a teenage girl.

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Holiday Camp

2010 Comedy

Matthew and Maxime's kiss during a game of "Truth or Dare?" leads to teenage intrigue and speculation about sexuality, reshaping their social dynamics.

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Blind Chance

2019 Drama, Romance

In a cold, lonely motel room, two boys who came out to their parents form a special, self-affirming bond.

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Not That Kind of Guy

2020 Romance

Léto, a young trans and gay man, lives in a small, social housing apartment near Tours. During the day, he kills boredom on his phone from the ticket booth of a movie theater on its last legs.

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Toto Forever

2010 Drama, Romance

Toto, a young postman dreaming of a new life, falls in love with a gangster entangled in mafia troubles. Despite the odds and a traumatic end, Toto clings to hope in an impossible romance fraught with danger and longing.

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Lost Queens

2015 Drama

Rodrigo, a young drag queen, faces public arrest in a televised police raid, exposing tensions around identity and acceptance in his community.

The Good Teacher

2024 Drama, Thriller

When a Literature teacher is confronted with a teenage student's complaint of inappropriate behavior, he is called upon to fight to protect his name, his position in the school, and his longtime gay relationship, which no one knows.

No Night Is Too Long

2002 Drama, Romance, Thriller

Young Tim Cornish's life has begun with great promise. Blessed with extraordinary good looks, Tim enjoyed much attention and cared little of broken hearts. At University he was a favored student in a prestigious creative writing course, but a chance meeting, a stolen kiss and a sudden flare of passion sets Tim on a journey of betrayal, heartbreak and murder. In a flashback, he tells his story of cruelty, love and a soul-destroying guilt that offers little chance for redemption.

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Sissy Frenchfry

2005 Comedy

The Student Body President election at West Beach High pits quirky incumbent Sissy Frenchfry against charismatic and intolerant transfer student Bodey McDodey, who schemes to restore the status quo.

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Trevor

1994 Comedy, Drama

A high-school boy faces prejudice from his family and friends as he comes to terms with his homosexuality during puberty.

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Deviant

2018 Drama

During the early sixties, a teenager grappling with sexuality discovers solace and acceptance on a journey of faith, liberated from the torment of electrotherapeutic conversion therapy.

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Poesias Para Gael

2017 Drama, Romance

After a chain of unexpected events reshapes their lives, Hugo and Gael marry and begin a new chapter together, determined to build a future founded on love, resilience, and hope.

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Beyond the Homestead

2024 Drama

When a new boy arrives in town, the lifelong friendship between two inseparable friends begins to fray. Trapped on a farm with his drunken father, Eden is forced to confront hidden emotions that could change everything.