A Revry original, Unconventional is a really well-liked queer dramedy that feels totally different from the usual stuff. The heart of the story is about two pretty eccentric queer siblings and their partners trying to build a family that doesn't follow the traditional rules. It takes a super raw and unfiltered look at queer life, diving deep into things like mental health, addiction, and how complicated identity and relationships can get. It’s not afraid to get messy or show people at their most vulnerable, and it really pushes boundaries while showing a lot of different queer experiences. The first season has nine episodes, and each one is about a half-hour long. The story centers on Noah, a grad student who’s been struggling for years to wrap up his PhD. He’s been with his husband, Dan, for nine years, and they’ve recently gotten married and moved to Palm Springs. While they're trying to figure out how to start a family and have a baby, they decide to shake things up by in...
Petros, a 45-year-old office archaeologist, has just come out of a long-term relationship, disillusioned by the romantic notion of self-less love. During a visit to the ancient theater of Argos, he will meet Hussam, a young Arab immigrant who eventually becomes his lover. As you can imagine, Hussam sometimes has these guilt situations given his Arab origins, but also something about Petros that makes him want to be with him. Petros also helps manage a small music group of young Albanians, two men and one woman, who come and start living with him, out of the blue. It feels Petros is the helping kinda guy. Petros and Hussam have occasional arguments around love, immigration , money and sex. Soon Hussam also moves in with him, constantly reminding him that he is there for love because if he wanted, he can get enough money for sex, being young and Arab. In fact he does trick out occasionally. He also sometimes steals from Petros but really still loves him. I don't know, their relationship is never really clear to me. At some point Hussam also meets Petros' family who welcomes them and then as randomly the film started, it ends. In between this main story, Petros meets a bunch of "different" people, who leave an impression on him and who affect him financially or emotionally.
As I mentioned before, this film doesn't amen much sense in terms of what it is really trying to say. If you read the official synopsis, don't get fooled by it. The film is quite different and unsure of its purpose. Ambitious in its scope - an anatomy of post-crisis life in Athens with an emphasis on LGBTQ and immigration themes - , it veers off a bit too quickly to predictable melodramatic tropes. And then it suddenly goes from black and white to color in the last 5 minutes. The actors playing Petros and Hussam are both quite good looking and hot (or maybe that's just my type) and we do get see some kissing and ass shots, which are good for eye-candy, but overall as a film, it is a huge disappointment. (2.5/10)
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