Underplayed Gems

Unicorns (2023)

Unicorns poster
Directed by
Sally El Hosaini, James Kirshna Floyd
Genre
drama, romance
Country
United Kingdom, Sweden, United States
Runtime
1h 59m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A single father mechanic falls in love with a drag queen. The relationship forces him to question his sexual identity.

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What happens

Unicorns is a drama film directed by James Krishna Floyd and Sally El Hosaini, released on July 5, 2024. The film stars Ben Hardy as Luke, a single father and mechanic who is forced to question his sexual identity when he unexpectedly falls in love with Aysha (Jason Patel), a drag queen. A coproduction of companies from the United Kingdom, the United States and Sweden, the film was written by Floyd, and marks his directorial debut. The film premiered in the Special Presentations program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. It was nominated for seven British Independent Film Awards at the 2024 BIFAs, winning one. At the 2024 Dinard Film Festival it won both the Special Jury Prize and the Audience Award. Attitude magazine called it a 'trailblazing film' and in November 2024, it was bought by Netflix for the UK. For the US it was bought by Cohen Media Group for all North American rights, releasing in cinemas in 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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