Drown
Strand ReleasingLen (Matt Levett) is a "Surf Lifesaving" champion, a legend in his cloistered surf club - just like his father. When the younger, faster and fitter Phil (Jack Matthews) arrives at the club, Len's legendary status starts to crumble. Then Len sees Phil arriving in the company of another man. Phil is gay. After the annual awards dinner, Len finds Phil in the Club House locker room and violently attacks him. To Len's surprise, Phil refuses to rat on Len about the beating. When Phil wins the annual competition, Len's defeat is final. In an act of revenge, Len gets Phil and subjects him to a series of humiliating acts. But the hatefulness Len to come face to face with a fundamental question: can he accept the truth about his own sexuality?
Reasons to Buy
- A riveting, brutal drama that examines the consequences of homophobia, self-loathing and dangerous alcohol-fueled aggression.
- Drown has earned rave reviews from critics all over the world. The consensus is that this is an intense and powerful must-see.
- Lead actor Matt Levett delivers a revelatory performance. Though it's hard to like his character, he takes the audience along with him on a downward spiral of denial, jealousy and desperate sexual longing.
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- Director: Dean Francis
- Writer: Stephen Davis
- Writer: Dean Francis
- Length: 1 hrs. 36 mins.
- Rating: NR
- Released: Dec 15 2015
- Production Year: 2015
- TLA SKU: 1761415
- Number of Discs: 1
- UPC Code: 712267341528
- Catalog #: DV37000202
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4 Reviews for Drown
Write a ReviewReview by Green Giant
attractive but the theme of internalized
homophobia isn't done well. for instance
the film uses so many time frames that
you don't know half the time if you're looking
at the film pr... Read More