Dean has been stumped for some time in his attempt to produce a follow-up to "I was a Teenage Speed Freak," his incredibly successful graphic novel. His fans expect great things from him and his editor, Louise, is hounding him. Instead of working, however, Dean spends his time searching for his Argentine lover Pablo, who went out one night for cigarettes and never came back.
Acting
Sutcliffe's unraveling is cringe-perfect
Cinematography
Buenos Aires as seductive labyrinth
Writing
Dark comedy that knows it's embarrassing
Director
David Moreton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on James Robert Baker's novel; the provocative queer author died by suicide in 1997, making Dean's writer's block hit different.
Shot during Argentina's 2001 economic collapse—those empty streets and desperate energy? Not entirely performance.
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