In this queer drama, we follow Max, a 25-year-old freelance writer and aspiring novelist who seems well on his way to success in London’s cultural spheres. Yet by night, he finds a different kind of exhilaration as a sex worker with the pseudonym Sebastian, meeting men via an escorting platform. Max uses his experiences as Sebastian to fuel his stories and the worthy debut novel that he has been longing to write, finally seems within reach. As Max increasingly struggles to remain in control of a delicately balanced double-life, he must reckon with whether Sebastian is merely a writer’s tool in their quest for the ultimate sense of first-hand authenticity – or whether something more is at stake.
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- Original Title: Sebastian
- Genres: Drama, LGBTQ
- Production Year: 2024
- Country of Origin: United Kingdom
- Language Spoken: English, French
- Duration: 111 min.
- Shot On: Arri Alexa mini
- Screen Ratio: 1.85
- Format: DCP, 5.1
- Director: Mikko Mäkelä
- Cast: Ruaridh Mollica, Hiftu Quasem, Jonathan Hyde, Ingvar Sigurdsson, Stella Gonet, Leanne Best, Lara Rossi
- Director of Photography: Iikka Salminen
- Film Editors: Arttu Salmi BFE, Mikko Mäkelä
- Sound Editors: Enos Desjardins
- Script Writers: Mikko Mäkelä
- Production Company: Bêtes Sauvages
- Producers: James Watson, Dries Phlypo, Erik Glijnis, Leontine Petit, Aleksi Bardy, Severi Koivusalo, Ciara Barry, Rosie Crerar
- Co-Production Companies: Helsinki filmi, barry crerar, Lemming Film
- Composers: Ilari Heinilä
- Executive Producers: Lizzie Francke, Mike Goodridge, Jennifer Armitage, Mariyah Dosani, Philippa Nicholl, Ari Tolppanen
- Financiers: BFI, Finnish Film Foundation, Screen Scotland, BNP Film Finance, Great Point Media, The Finnish Impact Film Fund
Festivals
Sebastian at festivals
2024:OUTshine Film Festival, US
Sundance Film Festival, US
Trailer
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