Danny in the sky (2001)
- Original title
- Danny in the Sky
- Directed by
- Denis Langlois
- Genre
- drama film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.2 of 10 from 11 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A straight model works as a stripper in gay clubs and struggles to find meaningful connections. He comes from a broken home with a closeted father and a mother who died of an overdose. The film follows his search for love and purpose beyond his appearance.
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What happens
Danny in the Sky is a Canadian drama film, directed by Denis Langlois and released in 2001. The film stars Thierry Pépin as Danny, a model who works as a stripper in gay strip clubs despite being heterosexual. Raised in a dysfunctional family as the son of a closeted gay father (Eric Cabana) and a mother who died of a drug overdose, he is seeking deeper love and meaning in his life but struggles to find people who value him for anything more than his good looks. The film premiered theatrically in Quebec in October 2001. It screened across Canada at LGBT film festivals in 2002, including the Inside Out Film and Video Festival and the Fairy Tales Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. The film received a Jutra Award nomination for Best Original Music (Simon Wayland, Peter Xirogiannis and Phil York) at the 4th Jutra Awards in 2002. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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