DROWN
Audiences will be confronted by this dark and controversial Australian film which contains graphic gay sex scenes that leave little to the imagination.
Centring on competitive-lifesaving culture, this film follows one young man’s tortured path to self-discovery, whose inability to accept his own sexuality leads to tragedy.
Semi-clad bronzed bodies adorn the screen and portrayed are not the stereotyped effeminate homosexuals who are typically misrepresented in films.
Apparent from the onset was that this brave and gripping film was going to be very strange and unique, containing all the classic features of an experimental film – a film different from mainstream cinema produced on a low budget containing awkward camera work, rapid editing and extreme close-ups.
The ensemble cast are electrifying, notably Matt Levett whose angst-filled performance should garner much accolade.
This story of distorted mateship and troubled youth cleverly unfolds through flashbacks and the brutal realism and unashamed journey through gay haunts fuelled by drug and alcohol abuse is disturbing.
Ultimately audiences will question whether this film is mandatory viewing or an example of undignified and perverse filmmaking. (MMo)
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In cinemas this June, find out more at: drownthemovie.com
