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Femme

Synopsis

Jules’s life and career as a drag queen is destroyed in a humiliating homophobic attack. When he re-encounters one of his attackers, the deeply-closeted Preston, in a gay sauna, he is presented with a chance to exact revenge. Unrecognisable in his boy form, Jules insinuates himself into Preston’s life, but in so doing discovers power in a new kind of drag. What unfolds is a dangerous seduction that risks discovery and backlash at every moment.
Official Selection Berlin Film Festival 2023 - Panorama - World premiere

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Features
Running time
99 min
Director
Sam H. Freeman, Ng Choon Ping 1st Feature
Producer
Myles Payne, Sam Ritzenberg
Co-Producer
Hayley Williams, Dimitris Birbilis
Executive Producer
Eva Yates, Marnie Podos, Sebastien Raybaud, Kate Maxwell, David Staniland, Harriet Harper-Jones, Cecile Gaget
Editor
Selina Macarthur
Screenwriter
Sam H. Freeman, Ng Choon Ping
Director of Photography
James Rhodes
Production Designer
Christopher Melgram
Composer
Adam Janota Bzowski
Principal cast
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, George MacKay

Genre

Action LGBTQIA+

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

An Agile Films, Anton, BBC Film production

Agile Films

68-72 Redchurch Street
London
E2 7DP

Anton Films

4th Floor
3-4 Hardwick Street
London
EC1R 4RB

Sales Company

Anton Films

4th Floor
3-4 Hardwick Street
London
EC1R 4RB

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