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Label Me

2019 · 60 min

A quiet, intimate character study that feels tense and melancholic, exploring intimacy and power with unflinching realism.

Directed by: Kai Kreuser
Genres: Drama
Starring: Renato Schuch, Nikolaus Benda, Jogi Kaiser

Overview: Sex is power, and Waseem, a Syrian gay-for-pay hustler seeking asylum in Cologne, wields it like a shield. Keeping his johns at an emotional arm’s length while satisfying their most carnal desires in order to eke out a living, he meets his match in Lars: a kind, affluent professional with a growing personal interest in Waseem. This gripping tale of transactional identity explores the tactical exchange of trust and intimacy in a partnership, and the divisions between immigrants and their host countries in contemporary Europe.

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Directed by: Kai Kreuser
Genres: Drama
Starring: Renato Schuch, Nikolaus Benda, Jogi Kaiser

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
immigration
sexuality
power
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Kai Kreuser
Written by: Kai Kreuser
Starring: Renato Schuch, Nikolaus Benda, Jogi Kaiser, Georg Paluza, Timur Ülker, Cem Aydin, Gioele Viola
Cinematography: Malte Hafner
Runtime: 60 min
Country: Germany
Languages: German, Arabic, English

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