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Sebastian / BFI and Screen Scotland present in association with Great Point Media, Finnish Fim Foundation, Finnish Impact Film Fond and YLE ; produced by James Watson ; written and directed by Mikko Mäkelä.
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) DVD 038 028
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Novelists--Drama.
- Novelists.
- Male prostitutes--Drama.
- Male prostitutes.
- Identity (Philosophical concept)--Drama.
- Identity (Philosophical concept).
- London (England)--Drama.
- London (England).
- Genre:
- Queer films.
- Gay films.
- Feature films.
- Fiction films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
- Motion pictures, United Kingdom.
- Motion pictures, Finnish.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2024]
- Language Note:
- English dialogue; English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Audio 5.1 surround; Dolby Audio 2.0 stereo; color.
- digital optical
- unknown unknown
- NTSC
- video file region 1
- DVD video
- Summary:
- "Follows Max, a 25-year-old freelance writer and aspiring novelist who seems well on his way to success in London's cultural spheres. Yet by night, he finds a different kind of exhilaration as a sex worker with the pseudonym Sebastian, meeting men via an escorting platform. Max uses his experiences as Sebastian to fuel his stories, and the worthy debut novel that he has been longing to write finally seems within reach. As Max increasingly struggles to remain in control of a delicately balanced double-life, he must reckon with whether Sebastian is merely a writer's tool in their quest for the ultimate sense of first-hand authenticity--or whether something more is at stake"-- Provided by publisher.
- In this queer drama, we follow Max, a 25-year-old freelance writer and aspiring novelist who seems well on his way to success in London's cultural spheres. Yet by night, he finds a different kind of exhilaration as a sex worker with the pseudonym Sebastian, meeting men via an escorting platform. Max uses his experiences as Sebastian to fuel his stories, and the worthy debut novel that he has been longing to write finally seems within reach. As Max increasingly struggles to remain in control of a delicately balanced double-life, he must reckon with whether Sebastian is merely a writer's tool in their quest for the ultimate sense of first-hand authenticity or whether something more is at stake.
- Participant:
- Ruaridh Mollica, Hiftu Quasem, Jonathan Hyde, Ingvar Sigurdsson, Dylan Brady.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Iikki Salminen; editors, Arttu Salmi, Mikko Makela; music, Ilari Heinila.
- Notes:
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2024.
- Wide screen.
- Includes theatrical trailer.
- For private home use only.
- OCLC:
- 1463585527
- Publisher Number:
- 738329267872
- 00738329267872 gtin-14
- K26787 Kino Lorber
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