Director
Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau
Year
2016
Run Time
97
min
Country
France
Language
French
PROGRAM Time
minutes
CONTENT WARNING:
The film starts with Théo and Hugo meeting in a sex club, where they connect intensely. Following their encounter, they wander the streets of Paris in the early hours of the morning, experiencing the city's quiet beauty and dealing with the immediate and pressing issues in their potential new relationship.
This film is presented in French with English subtitles.
Join us as we kick off a new screening series in partnership with Arts Emerson: Wicked Queer Cinema Club. We'll be showing the best in contemporary international queer cinema the first Friday of every month. To kick off the series, we're bringing back fan favorite Theo & Hugo / Paris 05:59 - winner of the Audience Award at this year's Wicked Queer film festival.
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