Queer (2024)

Directed by

Luca Guadagnino

Genre

drama film, romance film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Italy, United States

Runtime

2h 15m

Rated

R

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 544 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Set in the 1950s, an American expat living in Mexico City becomes obsessed with a younger man. He follows the object of his infatuation on a trip to Ecuador.

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What happens

Queer (titled on-screen as William S. Burroughs' Queer) is a 2024 period romantic drama film directed by Luca Guadagnino from a screenplay by Justin Kuritzkes, based on the 1985 novella by William S. Burroughs. Set in 1950s Mexico City and Ecuador, the film follows an outcast American expatriate (Daniel Craig) who becomes infatuated with a much younger man (Drew Starkey); Jason Schwartzman, Henry Zaga, and Lesley Manville also star. Queer premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on September 3, 2024, where it played in-competition for the Golden Lion. It was given a limited theatrical release in the United States on November 27, by A24, and was released nationwide on December 13. The film has received generally positive reviews from critics and was named one of the Top Ten Films of 2024 by the National Board of Review, where Craig was awarded the Best Actor prize. Craig was also nominated for the Golden Globe, the Critics' Choice, and the Screen Actors Guild awards for his performance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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