Movie

Cicada

2021 · 94 min

An intimate, quietly moving portrait of two men navigating trauma, tenderness, and trust during a Brooklyn summer.

Overview: Ben is a young bisexual man. He comes out to the world and develops an intense relationship with Sam, a man of color struggling with deep wounds of his own. As the summer progresses and their intimacy grows, Ben's past crawls to the surface.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, tense and romantic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Trauma, identity, love, healing
Content: Strong sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: trauma
identity
love
healing
sexuality
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence none
Sex strong