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Fleeing a scandal in his hometown, a country boy navigates the easy sex and pervasive loneliness of big city Sydney, in the erotic and moody drama Lonesome.
From award winning filmmaker Craig Boreham (Teenage Kicks) with sizzling performances from hot newcomer lead actors Josh Lavery and Daniel Gabriel along with the iconic Ian Roberts, Lonesome is new queer cinema for the Grindr age. Hot on the heels of a sell-out international festival tour, Lonesome kicks off its national cinema release during WorldPride at Dendy cinemas around Australia. You won’t want to miss it!
Session times to be finalised
Secure your tickets now for the first screening on Thursday 23rd Feb, 7:00pm
Event details
Event details
- Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes
- Venue : Dendy Cinemas Newtown
Performance notes
- Content warnings: Coarse Language, Depiction of Sexual Violence, Depiction of Suicide, Depictions of Violence, Full-Frontal Nudity, Graphic Simulated Sex Acts, Sexual Themes
- Things to note: N/A
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Reviews
Looking like an archetypal wanderer right out of a Western, Casey (Josh Lavery) ambles along deserted country roads in the soft dawn light, dressed in regulation blue jeans, white T-shirt and cowboy hat. The casual ease with which he hooks up with a stranger in a truckstop restroom paints him as a Joe Buck for the Grindr age, while the film’s title — if not its tone — also evokes Andy Warhol’s Lonesome Cowboys. The Hollywood Reporter
If this doesn’t qualify as Australia’s first explicitly gay Western, writer-director Craig Boreham (Teenage Kicks) has got as close as anyone I can think of. The Age
Writer/Director Craig Boreham is one of the leading filmmakers working in Australian queer cinema right now. With Dean Francis’ glorious cinematography and Tony Buchen’s immersive score, and driven by Josh Lavery’s stoic lead turn, Lonesome becomes a fascinating and engaging exploration of a young gay man seeking connection. The Curb
Credits
- Starring – JOSH LAVERY, DANIEL GABRIEL, ANNI FINSTERER, IAN ROBERTS
- Written and Directed by – CRAIG BOREHAM
- Produced by – CRAIG BOREHAM, BEN FERRIS, DEAN FRANCIS, ULYSSES OLIVER
- Executive Producer – PAUL STRUTHERS
- Associate Producer – DAVID LIBTER
- Director of Photography – DEAN FRANCIS
- Editor – DANIELLE BOESENBERG
- Music by – TONY BUCHEN
- Sound Designers – JOHN HRESC & JULIAN OLIVER
- Production Designer – DANIEL LEWIS
- Costume Designer – KAT KATCHALOVA
- Casting Consultant – MARIANNE JADE
Presented by
- Breathless Films and JJ Splice Films
Supporters
- Queer Screen