Head On

In this adaptation of the book "Loaded" by Christos Tsiolkas, director Kokkinos has created a vivid portrait of a culturally and sexually confused youth in the person of Ari (brilliantly portrayed by Dimitriades), a Greek-Australian hunk.

The exciting drama centers on 24 hours in Aris life. A very closeted young man who lives with his traditionalist Greek family, the unemployed Ari spends his days with his fellow Greek friends (including a frustrated girlfriend), partying and taking drugs. And he releases his insatiable homosexual desires through encounters with a variety of men. The clash of his straight world and his gay yearnings come to a head one evening when he meets and is attracted to a cute blond named Shawn and is reunited with his friend Tula (Capsis), an extravagant drag queen.

With a pulsating soundtrack and vibrant visuals, Kokkinos takes us on an intimate, narcotic ride into Aris troubled world. A world where being gay means anonymous, secretive sex and where the pressures of conformity are dulled by denial and drugs.

Upplagd i sortimentet: 29 Januari, 2009