ReelHeART July 03-09, 2023
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Welcome To Day 6 – 17th Annual ReelHeART
Theme – L’Acrobate

The Acrobat (L’Acrobate) *Official Closing Film*
LGBTQ, Film Feature | Duration: 02:11:00
Dir. Rodrigue Jean, Canada
In Attendance via Zoom for a Post Premiere Q&A
Stars: Sébastien Ricard, Yury Paulau

Language: French, Russian

*Nominated For Best French Language Film by Rodrigue Jean , Best Canadian Film, Best LGBTQ Film, Best Cinematography by Mathieu Laverdière , Best Editing by Omar Elhamy , Best Actor – Sébastien Ricard as “Christophe”, Best Actor – Yury Paulau as “Micha”, Best Ensemble Cast

Synopsis: The Acrobat is a taut, hypnotic, gay psychological thriller in the tone of Last Tango in Paris serving as a metaphor for a world that moves on whether you are ready for it or not. Christophe, a repressed, successful professional is ‘condo shopping’ during a construction boom, in Montreal Quebec, Canada. He meets Micha, a self-destructive Russian Acrobat who recently broke his leg in a fall from a trapeze. Micha appears interested in the same place. They immediately embark on an intimate relationship and explore the boundaries of their perilous, un-defined ‘relationship’.

The film stars Sébastien Ricard as “Christophe” and Yury Paulau as “Micha“. Shot on location in Quebec.

Keywords: #LGBTQ #GayMale #Acrobatics #Dark #Brooding #Drama #Psychological #Thriller #Edgy #Complex #Relationships


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