Diptych: The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name

Diptych: The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name

Diptych: The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name

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Diptych: The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name

2011

0h 28m

2.0(2 votes)

Drama

Fantasy

Overview

Inspired by the famous gay Greek painter Giannis Tsarouhis' paintings, Diptych is a contemplation on male beauty, the impossibility of open gay love during many decades in Greek society and the pathos and sorrow of a sexual encounter.

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3 featured cast members

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Mateusz Iwulski

Sebasian Says Bunny

Stamatis K.

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Directed by: Panagiotis Evangelidis
Written by: Panagiotis Evangelidis
Produced by: Panagiotis Evangelidis

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