Dreams from Strangers
4.9 / 10
70 minutes
2015-05-01
Italian
IT
Actors :
Giuseppe Claudio Insalaco, Daniel De Rossi, Walter Lo Piccolo, Enrico Nasi
Description
New anti-gay laws have just been approved in Russia. After a competition in St. Petersburg, Italian swimmer Massimo meets a Russian of his own age, Vladimir, working as an interpreter for the delegation of which Massimo is a member. The two men fall in love, but they will have to face the cultural barriers between them, as well as old and new macho stereotypes.
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Reviews
CinemaSerf
10/22/2023, 3:32:47 PM
This is a curiously indistinct film with a serious message remarkably well hidden within. It centres around swimmer "Massimo" (Giuseppe Claudio Insalaco) who comes to Russia amidst an increasing, state-sponsored, intolerance of homosexuality. Here he alights on "Vladimir" (Daniel De Rossi) after a competition in St. Petersburg. The latter man is their interpreter but it's fairly clear he is quickl...