Is this technically a gay show? Even after getting through the whole thing, that's still kind of tricky to answer. There's never any physical intimacy shown between the two leads, not even a single kiss. What it gives you instead is something that goes way deeper than that. It traces an emotional bond that spans a full decade between two guys who are both dealing with their own baggage, and what they share basically amounts to being soulmates. The story moves across Japan, South Korea, and Berlin. Honestly, whether people want to call what they have a romantic relationship or not doesn't really matter to me. A relationship doesn't need a label like boyfriends attached to it to actually mean something. And closeness doesn't need to be physical to feel genuine. What this show captures is something quieter but way more powerful, a bond rooted in understanding, respect, and just showing up for each other. Across eight episodes, each running 35 to 45 minutes, this is one...
Rejected by numerous art schools and lacking romantic prospects, gay guy Andrew's life is going nowhere. He still stays home with his theatre actress mother. HIs close friend is his uncle, an artist and a confidant and is also gay. His closest friend is Lucy who works in the art studio with him and is lesbian but constantly bickers with her girlfriend. Andrew decides to enter a contest in hopes of winning a six month stay in Kenya. But neither of his family thinks it's a good idea. He find out about his uncle's lover from back in the day David. When sudden illness leads to Andrew's uncle's death, he is going through a rough patch. Andrew's friend introduces him to enigmatic Jerry and the duo go through hang out, hook ups and prospect of love. Eventually Andrew doesn't make it through the contest, his love with Jeff is also off and on.
Honestly, not much happens in the film. It's just a. Bunch of people hanging around, doing things, dealing through with life. The characters are interesting, the ides are fine but the maker doesn't seem to have an ida on how to really execute them. Rather than going deep into character arcs (there was an interesting opportunity where both the mother and his uncle liked the same guy David), instead we see and hear about the gallery crowd and the flamboyant artists living through all of the openings, exhibits and parties that occupy their time. There is no real substance here in the film and can easily be avoided. (3/10)
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