Movie

Drifter

2023 · 79 min

A quiet, intimate drift through a big city's queer nightlife, lonely and searching, with moments of warmth and self-discovery.

Tagline: Welcome to Berlin!
Overview: Moritz follows a boyfriend to Berlin and is soon abandoned by him. Alone in the big city, he embarks on a journey through a wide range of queer experience. Only through a new circle of queer friends does he develop his own ideas of sexuality and masculinity, leading him to a clearer self-identity.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, warm and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Identity, sexuality, isolation, friendship
Content: Strong sexual content and language. Mild violence. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 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
sexuality
isolation
friendship
coming-of-age
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong