Underplayed Gems

Before I Forget (2007)

Before I Forget poster
Original title
Avant que j'oublie
Directed by
Jacques Nolot
Genre
drama film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 48m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An aging gay man looks back on his life as a former hustler. He now pays for sex and faces his own mortality and solitude.

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What happens

Before I forget (French: Avant que j'oublie) is a 2007 French drama film directed, written and starred in by Jacques Nolot. The film portrays the life of an aging gay man, who was a hustler in his youth, confronting old age, an empty life and a reversal of paying for sex. The film was well received by critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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