PECCADILLO PICTURES
PECCADILLO OFFERS AN AUTUMN OF EMOTIONAL JOURNEYS OF LGBTQ SELF-DISCOVERY AROUND THE WORLD WITH A QUARTET OF NEW TITLES ON DVD, BLU-RAY AND VOD
With the Autumn nights approaching, Peccadillo Pictures are offering a chance to share some intimate moments in the LGBGT community, taking in some emotional personal journeys across the world. In France, you can reflect on the lasting pangs of first love whilst in Germany military discipline controls darker desires. In Canada, basketball leads to conflicting passions in and out of college, whilst the boxing ring in New Zealand promises a heavyweight bout between parental dreams and personal identity.
OCTOBER TITLES
LIE WITH ME (France, 2022, 98 mins)
Released on DVD, Blu-ray & VOD
Available On-Demand on PeccadilloPOD, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Google Play, BFI Player
Directed by Olivier Peyon
Starring Guillaume De Tonquédec, Victor Belmondo, Jérémy Gillet, Julien De Saint Jean
In Olivier Peyon’s powerfully emotional drama Lie With Me, the successful novelist Stéphane Belcourt (Guillaume de Tonquédec) has returned to his hometown for the first time in decades. As a local celebrity, Stéphane has been invited to be the brand ambassador for its famous cognac distillery.
On arrival he is stunned to discover that one of the company’s executives is Lucas (Victor Belmondo), the son of his teenage first love Thomas. This triggers for Stéphane vivid memories of their passionate but secret adolescent affair – at a time when homosexuality was kept in the shadows. As he processes the pain of the lost years and what might have been, Stéphane begins to repair the deep wounds of his youth, while Lucas begins to understand his father’s truth.
A moving meditation on the intoxicating force of first love, the critically acclaimed Lie With Me is a beautifully photographed and superbly acted adaptation of the best-selling novel drawn from author Philippe Besson’s own adolescent memories.
Exclusive extras include: Interviews with director Olivier Peyon, actors Jérémy Gillet and Julien De Saint Jean; and author of the novel, Philippe Besson.
Blu-ray edition has 4 exclusive art cards
Release date: 23rd October
GOLDEN DELICIOUS (Canada, 2022, 120 mins)
Released on DVD, VOD AND EST
Available On-Demand on PeccadilloPOD, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Google Play, BFI Player
Directed by Jason Karman
Starring Chris Carson, Cardi Wong
For high school senior Jake, life’s pressures weigh heavily on his adolescent shoulders. If it’s not his father’s insistence he makes the basketball team, it’s his girlfriend making it abundantly clear she is ready to take their relationship to the next level. She’s even got the condoms to prove it. But when Aleks, a basketball-loving, out and proud cutie pie moves into the house across the street, Jake’s interest in shooting hoops and losing his virginity suddenly skyrockets. This is not quite what his father and girlfriend had in mind…
Jason Karman’s impeccably crafted debut is pure teen movie heaven, which hides a quietly complex exploration of sexual identity, societal pressure and familial obligation underneath its sweetly nostalgic veneer of familiarity.
Extras include: interviews with director Jason Karman and actor Chris Carson; blooper reel and deleted scenes
Release date: 30th October
NOVEMBER TITLES
PUNCH (New Zealand, 2022, 94 mins)
Released on DVD, Blu-ray, VOD and EST
Available On-Demand on PeccadilloPOD, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Google Play, BFI Player
Directed by Welby Ings
Starring Tim Roth, Jordan Oosterhof and Conan Hayes
Seventeen-year-old Jim (Jordan Oosterhof) is a small-town boxing hero who carries the hopes and dreams of his father Stan (Tim Roth, The Hateful Eight) on his shoulders. But when he becomes aware of his strong attraction to Whetu (Conan Hayes), a feisty gay Maori teenager ostracised from the local community, Jim starts to see the limitations of his world, and understand what he and Whetu must do to break free.
New Zealand filmmaker Welby Ings’ powerful film is a beautifully shot and moving story about finding queer love and identity in the face of overwhelming odds.
Extras include: interviews with director Welby Ings, and actors, Tim Roth, Jordan Oosterhof and Conan Hayes
Blu-ray edition includes an exclusive booklet of Welby Ings’ pre-production artwork
Release date: 13th November
EISMAYER (Germany, 2022, 87 mins)
Released on DVD, Blu-ray, VOD and EST
Available On-Demand on PeccadilloPOD, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Google Play, BFI Player
Directed by David Wagner
Starring Gerhard Liebmann, Luka Dimić, Julia Koschitz
Inspired by true events, David Wagner’s acclaimed drama Eismayer tells the story of a secretly gay military officer whose tough façade conceals a clandestine double life. Sergeant Major Charles Eismayer (Gerhard Liebmann) is known and feared as the toughest training officer in the Austrian Armed Forces, ruthless with recruits and unwavering in his discipline, order and machismo. But when he unexpectedly starts to fall in love with Falak, a recruit who unashamedly embraces his homosexuality, Eismayer’s closeted existence is shaken to the core as he is forced to reconcile his fiercely masculine identity with desire for another man.
Extras include: behind the scenes documentary with interviews
Release date: 20th November