Gay Films Set in Prison - Gay Films Matter

SHORT FILM

Sick

2010 Drama, Sci-Fi

In a society where homosexuality is forbidden, Lucas and Maxi are arrested and sent to a Detention Center for Youth with Sexual Deviations. After being subjected to various treatments to “cure” their homosexuality, they face the dilemma of submitting to the system to preserve their lives or being true to themselves, no matter the consequences.

SHORT FILM

Unicorn

2014 Drama, Romance

A young German/Bolivian Mennonite risks everything to flee his strict religious community in search of love and freedom in the city.

The Prince

2019 Drama

Set in the 1970s,it traces the tumultuous and perilous journey of Jaime, a self-absorbed young man, through a landscape of encounters, violence, and eventual murder.

Borstal Boy

2000 Drama, Romance

Brendan Behan's time in a British borstal leads to an unexpected friendship with a liberal warden.

Lord of the Ants

2022 Drama

In 1968, Italian poet, playwright, and director Aldo Braibanti is imprisoned under a law targeting grooming, with his partner's father acting as the informant.

Parallel Lies

2023 Drama

Falsely accused of a crime, Dirk fights to prove his innocence and maintain his sanity amidst mounting challenges.

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Un Chant D’Amour

1950 Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Isolated prisoners devise an unconventional means of communication through thick brick walls to satisfy their need for human contact.

All Nudity Shall Be Punished

1973 Drama

A wealthy young man's encounter sparks conflicting emotions of attraction and repulsion.

Dance of the 41

2020 Drama

In the late 1800s, Ignacio de la Torre wed the daughter of Mexico's president, Porfirio Díaz. While navigating the conventional realm of politics, Ignacio secretly participated in an underground society, leading a life of hidden duality.

Boys on Film 11: We Are Animals

2014 Compilation

A series of eight short films dealing with the varied experiences of gay men and boys.

Boys on Film 9: Youth in Trouble

2013 Compilation

This compilation features a range of eclectic, innovative, and genre-bending short films.

Boys on Film 14: Worlds Collide

2016 Compilation

Worlds collide in more ways than one in this stunning collection of award winning short films. Confidence is violated, classes clash and desire is concealed, yet love still triumphs regardless of the consequences.

Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day

2024 Drama

Four close friends are renowned filmmakers in Yugoslavia in the 1950s, but their sexuality raises suspicion. A communist party loyalist is sent to sabotage their lives, turning their pursuit of freedom into a battle for survival.

The Gemini

2016 Drama, Romance, Thriller

Two young men in Myanmar struggle to keep their hidden love alive as family expectations and an arranged marriage threaten to separate them, forcing them to choose between duty and the future they dreamed of together.

SHORT FILM

Hunt

2018 Drama

Asgaut and Kjell's friendship on a farm becomes complicated by prejudice in their small village, testing their bond and their individual vulnerabilities.

Salute!

2017 Drama

Carlito's life takes a sharp turn when he is sentenced to three years in prison for committing fraud. Behind bars, Kado is confronted with the harsh realities of prison life

Road Movie

2002 Drama, Romance

Suk-won, a trader who loses everything, is rescued by homeless loner Dae-shik. Traveling together, Dae-shik falls in love with Suk-won, and they are joined by the quirky Il-joo.

Release

2010 Drama, Romance

Father Jack, imprisoned for a crime, faces accusations that test his relationship with a teenage cellmate and a prison guard he loves.

COMING SOON

Gina

2026 Drama

After spending three years in jail, Juan goes free with the sole aim of recovering the love of his family. Zoe and Ismael, two ex-partners who he betrayed, will return to cross in his way.

Toll

2023 Drama

Suellen, working as a toll booth attendant, covertly aids a gang of thieves in stealing watches to finance her son's enrollment in a gay conversion workshop.

Poppers

1984 Action, Thriller

Santos is released from prison after having killed his best friend. The dead friends father then organizes a manhunt to kill him. Santos escapes and starts hunting the hunters.

COMING SOON

Lady Champagne

2026 Action, Comedy

Champagne is one of San Francisco’s most notorious dancers. When she’s framed for her recent hubby’s death, she must outwit sinister businesswomen, incompetent detectives and sadistic prison guards.

AKA

2002 Drama, Romance

Dean, seeking a new identity in 1970s Britain, enters high society while navigating love and deception, questioning the sacrifices needed to maintain his charade.

Habeas Corpus

1986 Drama

An experimental film showing four days in the life of a man kept in captivity, alternating between images of his physique, a happy moment on a beach, and his captor.

Confessions of a Congressman

1978 Drama

Forbidden love between a politician and a teenage hustler hired by secret police for blackmail. Their relationship takes an unexpected romantic turn, leading to a dangerous situation involving betrayal and potential murder.

Life

1996 Drama

About life in a section of a prison reserved for those infected with HIV.

Sex in Chains

1928 Drama

A young man is convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to a term in prison. There he forms a close relationship with his cellmate and upon his release his wife is concerned as to how prison has changed the man she married.