Passages

Passages

Genre

Drama

Director

Ira Sachs

Run time

1h 31min

Cast

Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw, Adele Exarchopoulus

Q-Space Festival Tallinn (30.11.2023 - 3.12.2023)

Q-Space Festival closing ceremony starts and the closing film "Passages" screens on 03.12 at 18:40.

On the final day of his shoot in Paris, German filmmaker Tomas is visibly tense. He is all stern exactitude as he explains to his extras just precisely how to position their hands or what their motivation is as they walk down a flight of stairs – right up until the final slate. At the wrap party, Tomas falls first into the arms of his British husband Martin, but then he meets a young primary school teacher, Agathe.

A dance develops into a flirtation and then into a passionate night together. The next morning, Tomas proudly tells Martin that he has slept with a woman. As this one-night stand grows into something more, the relationship between the two men begins to change. A tale of relationships that is marked by passion, jealousy and narcissism unfolds in which each shows scant sensitivity for the needs of the others.

Ira Sachs’ latest work, his sixth outing in Panorama, once again proves his talent for carefully observed relationship dramas. There is a hint of French cinema and a tang of Fassbinder wafting around the three protagonists as their personal wounds constantly redefine the power relations between them.

Q-Space Festival Tallinn (30.11.2023 - 3.12.2023) is a new cultural festival in Estonia that focuses on sharing the stories of LGBT people, expanding safe space for queer people and promoting acceptance in society through film screenings, panel discussions, and other cultural events. All Q-Space events are organised in three languages and accessible not only for Estonian and Russian speakers but other people living in Estonia as well. Q-Space is working to bring dialogue and discussion on queer issues between different groups of society.

From 30 November to 3 December 2023, the Q-Space Festival Tallinn brings to the city a range of vibrant events:

• 7 screenings of new and internationally awarded films (5 full-length films, documentary and a collection of animated films) in the Artis cinema.

• 2 discussions on relevant issues such as being out and queer in school and the parenthood of trans people and acceptance by the their families

• 2 Q&As with film creators

• 1 workshop on emancipation through movement and dancing

• 1 presentation of a new publication of a comic book How Much Queer Work in Estonian

All films are shown with Estonian/English/Russian subtitles, discussions with guests are held in English.

We estimate 1500 visitors for the Q-Space Tallinn Festival.

Q-Space was founded in 2022 in Estonia. It is dedicated to LGBT communities and human rights. Q-Space received the honorary title of Rainbow Hero from the Estonian LGBT Association 2023.

During its short period of operation Q-Space has organised 12 public film events in Tallinn and Narva, a demonstration and film screenings at the Baltic Pride 2023. Events gathered 1 650 people.

Genre

Drama

Director

Ira Sachs

Run time

1h 31min

Cast

Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw, Adele Exarchopoulus

Q-Space Festival Tallinn (30.11.2023 - 3.12.2023)

Q-Space Festival closing ceremony starts and the closing film "Passages" screens on 03.12 at 18:40.

On the final day of his shoot in Paris, German filmmaker Tomas is visibly tense. He is all stern exactitude as he explains to his extras just precisely how to position their hands or what their motivation is as they walk down a flight of stairs – right up until the final slate. At the wrap party, Tomas falls first into the arms of his British husband Martin, but then he meets a young primary school teacher, Agathe.

A dance develops into a flirtation and then into a passionate night together. The next morning, Tomas proudly tells Martin that he has slept with a woman. As this one-night stand grows into something more, the relationship between the two men begins to change. A tale of relationships that is marked by passion, jealousy and narcissism unfolds in which each shows scant sensitivity for the needs of the others.

Ira Sachs’ latest work, his sixth outing in Panorama, once again proves his talent for carefully observed relationship dramas. There is a hint of French cinema and a tang of Fassbinder wafting around the three protagonists as their personal wounds constantly redefine the power relations between them.

Q-Space Festival Tallinn (30.11.2023 - 3.12.2023) is a new cultural festival in Estonia that focuses on sharing the stories of LGBT people, expanding safe space for queer people and promoting acceptance in society through film screenings, panel discussions, and other cultural events. All Q-Space events are organised in three languages and accessible not only for Estonian and Russian speakers but other people living in Estonia as well. Q-Space is working to bring dialogue and discussion on queer issues between different groups of society.

From 30 November to 3 December 2023, the Q-Space Festival Tallinn brings to the city a range of vibrant events:

• 7 screenings of new and internationally awarded films (5 full-length films, documentary and a collection of animated films) in the Artis cinema.

• 2 discussions on relevant issues such as being out and queer in school and the parenthood of trans people and acceptance by the their families

• 2 Q&As with film creators

• 1 workshop on emancipation through movement and dancing

• 1 presentation of a new publication of a comic book How Much Queer Work in Estonian

All films are shown with Estonian/English/Russian subtitles, discussions with guests are held in English.

We estimate 1500 visitors for the Q-Space Tallinn Festival.

Q-Space was founded in 2022 in Estonia. It is dedicated to LGBT communities and human rights. Q-Space received the honorary title of Rainbow Hero from the Estonian LGBT Association 2023.

During its short period of operation Q-Space has organised 12 public film events in Tallinn and Narva, a demonstration and film screenings at the Baltic Pride 2023. Events gathered 1 650 people.

Info

Rating

(none)

Production year

2023

Global distributor

SBS International

Local distributor

Q-Space

In cinema

12/3/2023