A unique and affecting tale of a disillusioned gay man who flees the city’s shallow scene, convinced that the facial birthmark in the shape of the eponymous island makes him terminally unattractive. Winding up on a rugged stretch of coast he forms a hesitant relationship with an eccentric, sexually ambiguous drifter, but will distrust turn to love?
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The Chocolate Acrobat
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Flames of Passion
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Je t'aime, moi non plus
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