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Twilight Dancers

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Synopsis

From the director of Burlesk King and Midnight Dancers comes this sultry film shot in the Manilla "macho dancer" scene where shots of the boys dancing interlace with the story of their grittier off-stage realities.

From the depths of a soft-focus blur, a gorgeous young man emerges. He is stripped of all clothing save for tight briefs, and gyrates slowly to the sensuous music. Then another nearly naked boy appears behind him, and then another. Soon the screen is filled with a bevy of oiled, sinuous bodies in motion all for the pleasure of the audience.

In the Philippines, dancing draws young men seeking work to Manila’s gay bars. Their stories have much in common: working to support families or their own ambitions, preyed upon by men with money and desire, used up long before they hit thirty.

Twilight Dancers tells the story of young Dwight (Tyron Perez), a fresh newcomer to the dance bars, and his part time lover Alfred (Allen Dizon), who at 28 is already on his way down, as the two negotiate the perils of the world of back stabbing and bitch slapping that is “dancing for money.” (Tagalog with English subtitles)

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Streaming : $3.99

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DVD : $17.99

Availability: In stock and ready to ship
Close Caption: No
Region Code: 1
Catalog #: DV2554622

Studio : Water Bearer Films

Languages: Tagalog (Primary) , English Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen
Features:
"Unrated" auditions and dance scenes

Customer Reviews

Obsession with Youth and Beauty

Amos Lassen wrote on 04/03/2011:

Filmed in a soft focus blur, “Twilight Dancers” is a funny and sad look at our obsession with youth and beauty. A movie that stars with gyrating, oiled young men is a feat for the eyes. But that is not all this movie is. “Twilight Dancers” shows how young Filipino men are drawn to dancing in the gay bars of Manila because they need to work to support either families or their own ambitions. They make good money but there is a down side. Men with money and lustful desires prey upon them and they find themselves old before they reach the age of thirty.
Dwight, a newcomer to the dancing profession and his lover Alfred take a hard look at themselves. Dwight is on the way up while Alfred who is 28 is already feeling the pain of being “over the hill”. They try to find a way to live in a world which is dominated by back stabbing and being slapped around and this is the world of the twilight dancers.
The movie is interesting in that the shots of the boys dancing interlace with a look at their lives and the off-stage realities that face them. It’s not an easy life being a dancer but it is less easy being poor. The intrigues and the loves of the dancers along with their hopes for the future as seen in the movie are not pretty. Dancing is a form of prostitution and the boys are up for grabs to the highest bidders. It’s a realistic look at one aspect of gay Philippine society and we see that beneath the grime and the mystery are real lives being wasted. “Twilight Dancers” is a look at one aspect of our lifestyle and one that cannot easily be forgotten.