Porno Melodrama
NaratyvasCreated as a reaction to governmental, legal homophobia in Lithuania, Porno Melodrama tells an original story about the dangers of love. Jonas enjoys his life with his boyfriend Matas, but he wants to emigrate from homophobic Lithuania to live in a more gay-friendly country. In order to earn money to leave, Jonas agrees to star in a straight porn film with his ex-girlfriend Akvile. But Akvile still pines for Jonas and that's where the melodrama begins.
Reasons to Buy
- "I'm pumped for the short film Porno Melodrama, which purports to be a direct reaction to institutionalized hate in Lithuania. I'm pumped because holy Christ this trailer." Movieline.com
- This brilliant and exciting film comes out of anger towards a repressive law against writing about gay love in Lithuania.
- At the Berlin Film Festival premiere they were cheering from their seats!
Information
- Director: Romas Zabarauskas
- Writer: Romas Zabarauskas
- Length: 30 mins.
- Rating: NR
- Released: Sep 22 2015
- Production Year: 2011
- TLA SKU: 1754941
- UPC Code: 807839006001
- Catalog #: DR3311402
Reviews
2 Reviews for Porno Melodrama
Write a ReviewReview by Flavius Ferrari
By: Flavius Ferrari
In-House Review - Jul 17 2012
In-House Review - Jul 17 2012
In a short half hour, Porno Melodrama manages to conjure more emotions than most big budget box office smashes could possibly dream. We can understand why, knowing that the film was made as a reaction to legal homophobia in Lithuania.
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Review by Amos Lassen
By: Amos Lassen
I doubt that many of us think about Lithuania as a gay Mecca or even a place where there is a gay population. "Porno Melodrama" was made as a reaction to the state's homophobia policy and it does so in a very clever way. It is an original story about...
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