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Cal (2013)
Cal returns for more ups and downs...
So we left Cal going to France at the end of Shank, and now he returns after receiving the news his mother is unwell.
As usual Cal gets himself into hot water with love and sex... a new love interest soon appears but Cal is no easy-lay! He keeps Jason at arms length... until pushed to make a stand against his homophobic mother in hospital... The first throws of passion between Cal and Jason is eagerly awaited throughout the film... even if Jason keeps trying it on with Cal and Cal pulls away each time... Treat 'em mean, keep 'em keen eh Call?! :)
Awesome film... well filmed and the great backdrop of Bristol. Superb cast that works so well with the story lines of family despair, love, relationships, drugs, sex and survival of the fittest.
Realistic story lines with homophobic violence, rent boy trials and tribulations and how to overcome and get out of a rut... Cal and Jason work well together.
Emily Corcoran plays Cals "Aunty Jane" superbly... the alcoholic drug taking skank that begs, borrows and steals to feed her habit at every opportunity even from Cal who struggles with what little he has, trying to get benefits or a job in the current economic climate, Cal gets knocked back by everyone, the Job Centre's attitude filled "advisor" and the chef's in the city who won't give him a chance without references. Cal hits rock bottom... And so enters the pimped world of being sold to vile men for sexual gratification. But Cal doesn't take this lying down, a great twist after a horrendous fight scene. Cal gets the upper hand... or does he?!
Superb ending leaving Christian Martin the opportunity to bring Cal out for another chapter in his young and troubled life... British filming at its best, a gay love story, without it being rubbed in your face.
Be warned though, this film isn't a fluffy pink gay love story... Its dark, gritty, rough, downtrodden and realistic portrayal of having nothing to your name... It could be any town or city in the UK, but Bristol is such a provocative backdrop... and you just have to love Cal's accent and his stunning body... which is pure art...
Christian Martin has written another seductively beautiful piece of cinematography, lets hope he can be persuaded to write a third chapter in Cal's life... with or without Jason...!!