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Solos (2007)

Solos poster
Directed by
Kan Lumé, Zihan Loo
Genre
LGBTQ-related film
Country
France, Spain
Runtime
1h 17m
Rating
4.2 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A film with no dialogue follows a young man, his mother, and his older lover as they navigate their connections with each other. It shows the relationships between the three characters without using any spoken words.

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What happens

Solos is a 2007 Singaporean drama film directed by Kan Lume and Loo Zihan, written by Loo, and starring Lim Yu-Beng, Loo, and Goh Guat Kian. It is based on a short film by Kan and Loo. The film features no dialogue and recounts the relationships between a boy (Loo), his mother (Goh), and his older lover (Lim). It premiered at the Busan International Film Festival after being pulled from the Singapore International Film Festival when the Singaporean government demanded cuts. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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