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Looking for Simon (2011)
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Original name: Auf der Suche
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Simon, a young German doctor who lives and works in Marseille, goes missing. His appartment is empty. His mother Valérie is desperate. She doesn't understand the reason of his disappearance. Therefore she asks Jens, Simon's former boyfriend, to come to Marseille and help her finding him.
Style:
atmospheric, realistic, psychological, captivating, sincere, serious, gloomy
Plot:
gay, missing person, parents and children, introspection, gender, family relations, ex boyfriend, couples, society, lgbt, lgbtq, male nudity, hopes, german, doctor, homosexuality, lost, male objectification, gay son, nude, missing son, gays and lesbians, kiss, male in shower, shower ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
france, europe, french riviera, marseille
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Duration: 101 min.
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