M/M

"Matthias lives in Berlin. Matthias likes techno. Matthew likes Matthias. Matthew wants Matthias. Matthew wants to be Matthias."

Jan 21 2018 Unrated 1h 21m
Drama, Mystery, Thriller

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.

Plot

Matthew is a young Canadian new to Berlin. He's come to make a fresh start, but he feels the isolation of living in a strange, new city. When he meets Matthias, he is entranced. Beautiful and charismatic, Matthias is everything Matthew wants to be. Soon Matthew's interest escalates, becoming an obsession. He begins to transform himself to embody the object of his desire, cutting his hair, getting new clothes. When Matthias gets into a motorcycle accident, the opportunity is too perfect. Matthew is Matthias. In a coma in the hospital, Matthias' waking life, dreams and memories blur. Where the real ends, the artificial begins.

Written by

Drew Lint

Directed by

Drew Lint

Cast

Antoine Lahaie, Nicolas Maxim Endlicher, Nina Kettiger

Crew

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Production Countries

Canada

Production Companies

Film Forge Productions

Languages

Français, English, Deutsch

Awards

2 wins & 3 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
329
Average Rating
4.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA