Peccadillo Pictures are delighted to present a trio of thought-provoking, life-affirming dramas about LBGTQ lives worldwide. These are available to view on DVD or Blu-ray, and all can be streamed on demand on PeccadilloPOD, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Google Play, Curzon Home Cinema and BFI Player. You can move into a new Israeli neighbourhood, chase your musical dreams in Argentina and find new friendships in Australia.
CONCERNED CITIZEN (Israel, 2022, 82 mins)
Director: Idan Haguel. Starring: Shlomi Bertonov, Ariel Wolf, Lena Fraifeld
Ben is a liberal gay man who moves with his partner into a flat in a run-down but up-and-coming neighbourhood in a wickedly funny satire of middle-class mores. Ben plants a tree outside his building to improve the area. This is a good deed that unwittingly triggers a series of events resulting in an Eritrean immigrant’s brutal arrest. Ben is guilt-stricken, and his vision of himself and society is shaken. He experiences a crisis that threatens to destroy his relationship and fatherhood aspirations.
Available on PeccadilloPOD (Plus Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Google Play, Curzon Home Cinema, BFI Player). Release date: 23 January 2023
SUBLIME (Argentina, 2022, 100 mins)
Director: Mariano Baisin. Starring: Martín Miller, Teo Inama Chiabrando, Azul Mazzeo
Best friends Manuel and Felipe live in a coastal town in Argentina. They spend all their time together playing in their rock band and working on converting an old van into a secret love nest to entertain their respective girlfriends. A talented songwriter, Felipe pours his soul into his lyrics, evoking thwarted desire. With their gig debut just around the corner, things come to a head, and suddenly everything is at stake: friendship, love, and the band. Mariano Biasin’s vibrant drama, Sublime vividly captures the heartache of adolescent angst and longing.
On DVD & Streaming On Demand, with special features exclusive to Peccadillo. Available On-Demand on PeccadilloPOD, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Google Play, BFI Player. Release date: 6 February 2023.
LONESOME (Australia, 2022, 95 mins)
Director: Craig Boreham. Starring: Josh Lavery, Daniel Gabriel, Anni Finsterer
Two young men make a connection that neither expects nor knows how to traverse. Casey is a young man from the countryside who runs from a small-town scandal. As a result, he finds himself down and out in Sydney. Casey then meets Tib, a young city lad struggling with his scars of isolation. There’s an instant chemistry, both sexually and emotionally, as both men find something they have been missing. Can they overcome their insecurities and let the other in, or are the walls they have built too strong to knock down?
On DVD, Blu-ray & Streaming On Demand. Available On-Demand on PeccadilloPOD, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Google Play, BFI Player. Release date: 6 March 2023
