Belgian wrer-director David Lambert's drama follows recent films like "Weekend" and "Keep the Lights On" sctizg the timate tails of a gay relatnship.
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CANNES – Belgian screenwrer David Lambert’s feature directg but, Beyond the Walls, ntu the ve of recent dramas like Andrew Haigh’s Weekend and Ira Sachs’ Keep the Lights On, gettg unr the sk of another tense gay male relatnship. Still, the emotnal tegry of s observatns should give this timate film some tractn wh gay ftivals and specialty labels.
In terms of the stereotypil gay top/bottom breakdown, their job scriptns are clear, yet Lambert wryly has them arm-wrtle for posn. On the heels of “Weekend” and “Keep the Lights On, ” the arthoe normalizatn of the gay romance ntu apace “Beyond the Walls, ” a refully crafted, gently movg but feature om Belgian wrer-director David Lambert.
Compact, well-acted pic should be weled by gay ftivals and niche distribs, but is likely too muted for crossover succs. The melancholy fal act, hnted by missed chanc and next-bt solutns, unrsr cema’s srcy of happy endgs for gay men even their own stori.