Gay Films with a Rural Setting

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Call Me by Your Maid

2018 Comedy, Drama, Romance

The Perlman family maid has unexpected reactions when an exchange student comes to stay.

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Angelos at Christmas

2021 Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller

It is Christmas Eve. Angelos, a mysterious 50-year-old man, observes a child singing the carols in the streets of Athens. He convinces him to go with him in his car towards an unknown destination.

COMING SOON

Ngwato

2026 Drama

A young gay man returns home to ask for his parents' blessing to marry his male fiancé, challenging his family's traditions.

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Amias

2013 Drama, Romance

As unfamiliar emotions begin to surface, a young man embarks on a deeply personal journey to confront, understand, and ultimately embrace his true desires.

Remembering His Touch

2023 Compilation

Five short films that question the fate of lost love and the longing for answers. When you fight to hold on to the past, is it ever truly worth it?

Sunshine After the Rain

1996 Drama

Seven young men, bound by years of friendship and desire, face the final day of their holiday as long-suppressed emotions erupt into a storm of passion and truth.

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Bare

2018 Drama

An expression of self through movement and a celebration of the body, where a figure dances naked in the rural landscape, merging freedom, vulnerability and nature.

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Thirty Days

2020 Sci-Fi

A lonely, repressed man picks up an unusual hitchhiker.

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Rufus Stone

2012 Drama

Explores an older gay man's return to his rural village, confronting past loves and betrayals amid lingering community prejudices.

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Queer Habits

2015 Comedy, Documentary

The true story of a troupe of drag queen nuns who save a rural, homophobic community from ruin.

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Joe

2025 Drama

Taking refuge in an abandoned house on the Norfolk coast, a troubled young man is pursued by a mysterious threat while haunted by memories of a lost lover. As visions tied to the river and a stranded whale draw him into the past, he must confront the truth before it consumes him.

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The Surf Report

2016 Drama, Fantasy

A ghostly love story unfolds as two men look for answers where ocean meets sky and city meets wild in Rockaway Beach, NY.

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The Forest

2013 Drama

While exploring a remote forest with the help of a smartphone app, a young hiker encounters a mysterious and attractive stranger. What begins as an innocent adventure soon becomes a dangerous and thrilling game where nothing is quite as it seems.

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Niagara

2013 Drama

Estranged siblings Genevieve and Stephen are caught in their father's cabin during a thunderstorm, emptying it from what it used to be. The electricity fails and they slowly find the calm that they were looking for.

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Breakwater

2019 Documentary, Drama

A group of friends from São Paulo go on a trip to a remote beach. While they wait for the new year's eve, they build a safe and pleasant environment through music and friendship.

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The Blue Angel

2024 Drama

Set in the 1990s, the story unfolds in a turbulent northern Mexican town where a queer nightclub stands on the brink of disappearing.

Firecracker

2005 Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A young boy from a dysfunctional home meets a singer at a carnival. After a murder occurs, both must confront their own horrors while trying to escape their troubled lives.

Restart After Come Back Home

2020 Drama, Romance

Returning to his rural hometown, Mitsuomi's life changes when he meets Yamato on a farm, leading to a transformative relationship that challenges their beliefs and futures.

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Gorilla

2013 Mystery, Thriller

On a weekend away, a newly formed couple are forced to face the unknowns in their lives when a mysterious woman arrives at their secluded campsite.

Brutal Heat

2023 Drama

Amidst a solar fragment threat, an eighteen-year-old boy gets stranded in an unfamiliar town on his way to a friend's cottage.

Humo bajo el agua

2023 Drama, Romance

Julián and Patricio, reconnected amidst a crucial juncture in Argentine history—the return of democracy. Their reunion ignites a revelation: their bond has evolved into an irrepressible emotion.

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Strange Way of Life

2023 Drama

Twenty-five years later, Silva reunites with his friend Jake. Their initial joyous reunion takes a serious turn the next morning when Jake reveals that Silva's visit isn't solely for reminiscing.

COMING SOON SHORT FILM

Neon Reef

2026 Documentary

In Miami Beach, a queer couple fights to protect a hidden coral reef from development, drawing their community into a growing environmental battle.

Going South

2012 Drama

Before returning to his army base, Gi Tae seeks out Jun Young, a former superior who has already completed his military service. After their reunion takes a bitter turn, Gi Tae makes a reckless decision that sends the two on an unexpected journey, where unresolved tensions and long buried secrets begin to surface.

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Daniel

2012 Drama, Romance

A teenage boy navigates the tumultuous waters of love, identity, and self-acceptance in a heartfelt coming-of-age journey.

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Dry

2014 Drama

In a barren desert, two men give themselves over to the emptiness and to each other, creating a vast, experimental portrait of connection and surrender.

Last Night I Conquered the City of Thebes

2025 Drama

On a cold winter day, António and Jota return from the front with friends in search of an ancient Roman thermal bath that has resurfaced after years beneath a reservoir. As curious visitors gather around the mysterious site, the waters seem to awaken hidden emotions, giving the men the courage to reveal long buried truths. As night falls, they confront their fears, regrets and the possibility of losing their closest friend forever.