Cal
TLA ReleasingThis follow-up to the 2009 hit Shank is an impassioned drama of a young man in search of love and acceptance in a world seemingly devoid of compassion.
Reasons to Buy
- Cal is the unexpected, but highly exciting, sequel to the 2009 hit Shank.
- In addition to Shank, director Christian Martin is the same man behind Buffering and Release.
- This might be his most thoughtful, dramatic and handsomely mounted project to date.
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- Director: Christian Martin
- Writer: Christian Martin
- Length: 1 hrs. 21 mins.
- Rating: XXX
- Released: Feb 18 2014
- Production Year: 2013
- TLA SKU: 1741257
- Number of Discs: 1
- UPC Code: 854555004088
- Catalog #: DV35628002
- Custodian of Records:
TLA Releasing
35 Rumson Road Rumson, NJ 07760
Reviews
5 Reviews for Cal
Write a ReviewReview by Raymond Murray
By: Raymond Murray
In-House Review - Jul 01 2013
In-House Review - Jul 01 2013
Set in the economically depressed England of today, Cal is a startlingly powerful drama of a young gay man lost and the visceral follow-up to the hit 2009 film Shank.
Twenty-year-old Cal (Wayne Virgo, reprising his role from the original... Read More
Twenty-year-old Cal (Wayne Virgo, reprising his role from the original... Read More
Review by JimSur212
By: JimSur212
I am so fed up with watching gay films on this site that end in hopelessness and despair. It's 2014, we have gay marriage spreading across the glob and our films should offer hope! We damn well deserve some happy endings. Enough depressing crap.
Review by ptab
By: ptab
It doesn't pick up where Shank ended, but I still liked it. It wasn't as uplifting as some gay themed movies that I've seen over the years. This one I found thought provoking, but also depressing, didn't expect the ending.
Review by Justyn Thyme
By: Justyn Thyme
I utterly reject the nihilism of this film. Shank was good because the film was ultimately uplifting and courageous. Cal loses because the film is despairing and damning. without hope or meaning in the end. My copy is in the garbage, finished. .
Review by Amos Lassen
By: Amos Lassen
Retuning to Britain after learning that his mother has become ill, Cal sees that the poor economy has cause his hometown to experience rioting and looting almost every night. Unemployment, especially among youth, has hit a high. His aunt, Jane, has m...
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