Movie: Resist: an LGBTQ Anthology
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Rushed(en)
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Descendent(en)
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Irreversible(fr)
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Sins of the Cloth(en)
Forbidden love stories where gay men navigate the intense conflict between their deep-seated religious beliefs and their passionate desires. The 7 short films are: A Particular Friend (2023); Venena Bibas (2016); Keeping Faith (2017); Give Up the Ghost (2020); Barely in Love [לאהוב בקושי] (2013); The Vigrant [연극하는 날] (2021); Longing [אישך, תשוקתך] (2014).
Midnight Tod(zh)
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