Théo et Hugo dans le même bateau

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Théo and Hugo encounter each other’s bodies in a sex club. They talk, things blur into the haziness of unbridled desire, then take shape for a moment as their gaze meets before they resume their exploration and lose themselves anew. A few moments later the two men feel the need to go outside. Together they drift down the deserted streets of nocturnal Paris. Suddenly they find themselves confronted by a sense of reality that wipes out their freedom and aimlessness and lends each step an existential helplessness. Do they want to know more about each other? Will their trust be rewarded? What are their expectations? Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau display consummate sensitivity in bringing us closer to two men as they strive for intimacy in spite of being stalled by their insecurity. Their two leading actors delight us with their remarkably intuitive performances and their incredible charm.

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  • Runtime

    97 min
  • Country

    France
  • Year of Presentation

    2016
  • Year of Production

    2016
  • Director

    Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau
  • Cast

    Geoffrey Couet, François Nambot
  • Production Company

    Ecce Films
  • Berlinale Section

    Panorama
  • Berlinale Category

Biography Olivier Ducastel

Olivier Ducastel Born in Lyon, France in 1962, he studied film and theatre at the University of Paris III. He was made head of the directing department at La Fémis in 2013.

Filmography Olivier Ducastel

1998 Jeanne et le garçon formidable | 2002 Ma vraie vie à Rouen | 2008 Nés en 68 | 2019 Haut perchés

Biography Jacques Martineau

 Born in Montpellier, France in 1963, he studied literature and,
in 1994, completed a PhD on Honoré de Balzac. He has been collaborating with Olivier Ducastel since 1995 and they won a Teddy Award in 2000 for DROLE DE FELIX (FUNNY FELIX). Most recently, their film L’ARBRE ET LA FORÊT (FAMILY TREE) screened in the Berlinale Panorama in 2010.

Filmography Jacques Martineau

1998 Jeanne et le garçon formidable | 2002 Ma vraie vie à Rouen | 2008 Nés en 68 | 2019 Haut perchés