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USA, 2007, 90 min.
Directed by Cyrus Amini
Cast: Christopher Anderson, Dorian Brockington, Merlin Gaspers
English
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27.6 15:30

Winner of the Film of the Year award at the Los Angeles LGBT film festival as well as best actor, given jointly to the two main actors. A subversive drama that succeeds in creating a sharply realistic ambience without compromises. The film follows the whereabouts of Marcus and Dot Com, two young men who hustle on the streets of San Francisco, seriously into drugs and bizarre clients. Bisexual Marcus carries a past of sexual abuse on his back that keeps haunting him, while his African America friend Dot Com tends to frequent violent attacks. Marcus's girlfriend, a minor, wishes to save him from living on the street but it seems that Marcus has become addicted to his eventful routine, unable to break free. The two friends spend their time together, sharing clients and drugs, until the moment comes when Marcus reaches a breaking point. A mesmerizing performance by Merlin Gaspers (Marcus) and Dorian Brockington (Dot Com) who worked as a street hustler before the shooting of this film.