Gay Films Set in the Summer - Gay Films Matter

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La verbena

2024 Drama, Romance

Alex is about to become a father and Mark works as a fine arts teacher. They meet again at a party organised by Anna, Alex's girlfriend. As friends, they will be faced with news that will detonate their relationship and friendship.

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My Boy

2025 Drama

A heartfelt story about love, loss, and desire.

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Guacho

2018 Drama, Romance

Guacho narrates a summer day in the life of two teenage friends, Maikol and Darío, who want to escape their everyday crushing reality, at least for a day.

8 Years

2022 Drama, Romance

Jose confronts the aftermath of his 8-year relationship with David, once idealized as the love of his life. Memories haunt Jose as he realizes their life together was not as perfect as he believed.

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The Blue Shelter

2023 Drama

Arthur and his secret crush Nassim are hanging out at the beach with their friends. After Arthur confesses his feelings for Nassim, his eyes are drawn to the body of a stranger resting on a rock in the distance. Before long, Arthur is drawn beneath the depths of the sea to confront his desire.

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Eden

2021 Drama

A brother and sister take a train trip to the lake on the outskirts of Berlin, accompanied by a mutual friend they both admire.

Two and One

2022 Drama

A gay couple, struggling with intimacy compatibility, decides to seek a third partner. However, their relationship crumbles when betrayal and jealousy come into play.

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Lucky Blue

2007 Drama, Romance

Olle's tranquil camping tradition takes a turn when Kevin arrives, sparking an unexpected friendship and romance.

Afire

2023 Comedy, Drama, Romance

A group of friends vacationing in a holiday home by the Baltic Sea face heightened emotions as the surrounding parched forest catches fire.

The Summer with Carmen

2023 Comedy

During a day-long swim at Athens' queer beach, best friends Demos and Nikitas reminisce about the events of a recent summer, considering how to turn them into a screenplay for Nikitas' debut feature film.

Liuben

2023 Drama, Romance

Victor returns to Bulgaria for his grandfather's funeral and decides to spend the summer at his childhood home.

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Snow in June

2026 Drama

Haunted by the death of his childhood sweetheart Richard, war veteran Leonard turns to alcohol to cope with his grief. His new friend Arthur briefly helps him find hope, but a relapse forces Leonard to confront the pain he has buried for years.

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Tidal Time

2018 Drama

After a boat accident where he puts his son Flavio’s life at risk, fisherman Capudemazza decides to never go fishing again. Ten years later a discovery about his son awakens a feeling in him that had been buried.

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Love Bites

2025 Romance

Liam and Anatole were in the throes of an exciting new relationship, until they had a fight, and Anatole disappeared. Liam can't accept the breakup. He follows him to a Halloween party.

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Traces Two

2012 Drama, Romance

Two friends move to Rio de Janeiro and begin to perceive each other better through daily and close coexistence, which shows signs of new possibilities for affection and rapprochement.

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Haïku

2022 Drama

Opposites Adam and Evan live in a small village in the French countryside. They go to the same high school but have never spoken to each other. During the summer holidays a prank lands the pair in trouble, and as a result they are forced to get to know each other.

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Out of the Closet

2014 Drama

A relationship on the verge of collapse is pushed further when a closeted man is caught off guard by his boyfriend’s sudden arrival, moments before his female fiancee is set to appear.

Rotting in the Sun

2023 Comedy, Mystery, Thriller

Sebastián Silva is detached from life, struggling to succeed in the art world and habitually taking ketamine. When he meets social media influencer Jordan Firstman at a nudist beach, the two discuss collaborating, but fate has other plans.

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Pure Breed

2023 Drama

While attending a summer training program for young farmers, Danilo becomes caught between desire and confusion as he develops an attraction to both a male and a female classmate. His shifting feelings begin to strain the delicate dynamic that binds the three of them together.

Beauty

2011 Drama

A closeted husband and father, grappling with middle-aged discontent, becomes fixated on his friend's attractive college-age son, leading to a pivotal incident that changes everything.

Boys on Film 21: Beautiful Secret

2021 Compilation

Invites you on a voyage of emotion-soaked self-discovery, where same-sex attraction is celebrated, first loves are tenderly formulated, and beautiful secrets burn and bloom.

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Urso+

2018 Drama

Paul is attracted to bears. Hugo is a needy bear. Everything seems to be perfect until one condition can change everything.

The Male Gaze: Strikers & Defenders

2020 Compilation

Exploring how rivalry between teams can spill over into teacher-pupil relationships, high school crushes and brotherly compassion.

Boys on Film 20: Heaven Can Wait

2020 Compilation

Celebrate 20 years of 'Boys on Film' with the finest of gay short cinema.

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Mars

2021 Drama

Amid the harsh, macho culture of his workplace, Leon’s carefully guarded identity begins to unravel when he meets his literary idol, the openly gay writer Martin McAllen. Their encounter forces Leon to face the truth about who he is and what he’s been hiding.

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Drunken Noodles

2025 Drama

Over two summers, between city streets and forest paths, young art student Adnan has a series of unexpected intimate encounters.

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Enzo

2025 Drama

A 16-year-old boy defies his bourgeois family's expectations by starting a masonry apprenticeship where he meets a charismatic Ukrainian colleague who shakes up his world.