Jules (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett) Is a drag performer in East London under the name Aphrodite Banks.
Months go by and the trauma of the beating still lingers so Jules goes to a gay bathhouse.
As the duo continue to meet up, is the victim developing Stockholm Syndrome?
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Or is this all a plan to enact revenge?
The flamboyant personalities, the shows, fashion, the space, lighting, community, its all there.
All of these elements make the film smolder with sexual energywhich couldnt have been accomplished without the lead performances.
MacKay is one of the few Hollywood actors taking REAL risk.
When he enters a scene he fills with a quiet charm thats never disingenuous.
While the actors, and technical aspect of the film reign supreme,Femmes biggest hindrance is its story.
Gay angst is one of the oldest tropes in queer cinema.
Within the walls of Freeman and Pings script, there is a unique examination of revenge and retribution.
I was desperate to understand how skewed is his reality?
What is Jules gaining???
Where is the sense of self-preservation?!
What was the writers intention here?
Pondering these questions aboutFemme, just came with more confusion.
Eventually, I gave up trying to figure it all out.
