This darkly comedic drama follows the erotic exploits of Jonathan Barrows, a narcissistic college professor whose sexual fascination with his own body leads him to down a path of increasingly disturbed behavior. Forsaking priests and others who lust for him, Barrows soon pays a high price for his excessive self-love.
Acting
Riddlehoover commits to unlikable with terrifying dedication.
Direction
Balderson's DIY aesthetic makes it feel dangerously intimate.
Director
Steve Balderson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Balderson shot this for under $20,000, financing it partly through his previous film's cult following.
The film polarized queer festivals—some hailed its transgressive honesty, others found it exploitative self-indulgence.
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