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7/10
Effective drama
laduqesa12 June 2023
Real friendship is on display here with undercurrents. Jonnah obviously loves straight Demitri carnally as well as as a friend. Demitri loves Jonnah back and goes as far as he can to satisfy him.

There's a dream - or nightmare - sequence that is hard to understand at that point in the film until it's explained in dribs and drabs until the end. There's plainly a huge weight of guilt on Demitri's shoulders that Jonnah tries to lift.

Great acting from the two leads except for the snogging, which was not convincing.

I was intrigued by the mention of the Hotel Prora built by the Nazis as it has featured in a couple of other GT films. Perhaps gay guys feel themselves, lost in its vastness.

Anyway, this was a good short to recommend.
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beautiful
Kirpianuscus2 December 2018
The delicate manner to present a terrible incident is the basic motif to see this profound touching film. The best friend of a sensitive young man looking to the rape of his mate. The moral guilty. And a great job of Lasse Steen Jensen who use in precise manner his androgin look. A splendid short film about trust and coward reaction and friendship. Simple and profound pledge for the fair manner to see a painful trauma.
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10/10
Heart Wrenching & Beautiful
annapridal26 January 2018
Definitely worth a watch. The shots are stunning, the color contrast really caught my eye in a lot of scenes. The story shed light on relevant issues that should be considered. The story is angsty, yet comforting somehow. Overall, the dialogue was unique and original, it felt like a true story.
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9/10
#MeToo is just as important to male victims of rape
G_P_30 September 2018
Warning: Spoilers
Lasse Steen Jensen, a protagonist of the critically acclaimed music video by Kadie Elder "First Time I Kissed A Boy", shows off his more expansive acting skills in this Dutch short which exposes the raw emotions trying to come to terms of his rape, a justifying scenario too often in todays world all the way up to the top court in the land. Though no pigeon is nailed to a door, as Brett's gay roommate experienced firsthand, this Insane Homophobia still needs a proper evaluation of Justice today. Jonnah, Lasse's tragic character is raped by a best friend's blind date, "We are Okay Now" shows even in todays #MeToo environment as this film appears , Males of all ages are raped as well, and need comforting, whether it is from a guilt ridden best friend's indirect consequence or directly through beliefs of the all-too-rare cooperation of those sworn to protect and serve. This touching short film illustrates this reality of loneliness, adverse reactions through vices, yet resignation of actions which, unfortunately, can be beyond even a male's control.
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10/10
Touching subject matter
Void-Horizon8 February 2019
It's a sad tale, and a touching friendship movie. I admit, I only watched it to see Lasse's beautiful face, and to my surprise I was rewarded with an eyeful of his bulge, in addition. Can't complain. I really like it's honest, and true to life handling of the subject. It's really short, though. I feel like this could've been feature length. The acting is good, and the shots were all well done. The friendship chemistry is truly touching. I didn't want it to end.
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