The Rebirth of Lazarus gets a makeover in Lazarus Come Out, in which an ex-altar boy and his troupe of actors stage a homoerotic retelling of the miraculous New Testament story. Set in Rome, it follows a teen's sexual awakening, amplified by the sculpted structure of a discarded mannequin. Fast forward a decade, and the young boy is now gay and has a boyfriend his father, in turn, is revealed as a religious homophobe. But can the guys escape his controlling clutches?Īnyone who grew up fancying their Action Men will surely relate to The Dummy. To the azure blue seas of Puglia, where a young boy is saved by his father after a fishing accident. But then their lives become intwined with one of Italy’s most famous murders: that of gay director Pier Paolo Pasolini.
In a postcard-worthy coastal hamlet near Rome, two young boys while away the hours with petty crime and football.
