M/M (2018)
1h 21m | PG-13
Wayward Canadian, Matthew, crushed by the isolation of being new to Berlin, turns his sexual desires toward Matthias that spiral into a dark fixation of assumed identity. Soon, this obsessive power struggle between the two, careens toward brutal passion and violence in a bid for dominance.
Director: Drew Lint
Studio: Film Forge Productions
Genre: Thriller, Mystery
Video: 720p
Cast
Chris Cool
as Matthew
Nicolas Maxim Endlicher
as Matthias
Nina Kettiger
as Corinne
Vika Kirchenbauer
as Matthias' Mother (voice)
Lynn Lahaie
as Matthew's Mother (voice)
Ahmad Larnes
as Karim
Reviews
Yikes, but this is all over the shop. For much of the film, I can safely say I had little, if any, idea what was going on. Who/what is real, or not? I have to say that I didn't really care after about ten minutes of this uniquely indulgent nonsense from auteur Andrew Lint. "Matthew" (Antoine Lahaie) takes a shine to cutie Nicolas Endlicher ("Matthias") at the swimming pool where he works. What follows is the dreariest of sexual cat and mouse games peppered with scenes that don't make sense; incoherent photography pretty much across the board (especially the sex) and a dialogue that is almost Neanderthal in nature. I'll admit I never do surreal particularly well, but this is really beyond the pale.