
Twenty year old Lukas (Rick Okon) is a female to male (FTM) Trangender man, taking the steps through his gender reassignment treatment. His friendship with Ine (Liv Lisa Fries), who is lesbian, is making the changes and assimilation easier. Lukas sees his romantic world open up for him as Ine introduces him to gay life in Cologne. As he becomes more and more interested in a local gay boy (Max Befort), things are getting more and more complicated.... (Full plot summary below)
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Twenty year old Lukas (Rick Okon) is a female to male (FTM) Trangender man, taking the steps through his gender reassignment treatment. His friendship with Ine (Liv Lisa Fries), who is lesbian, is making the changes and assimilation easier. Lukas sees his romantic world open up for him as Ine introduces him to gay life in Cologne. As he becomes more and more interested in a local gay boy (Max Befort), things are getting more and more complicated.
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| CineVueJamie NeishWhat Bernardi has achieved is a frank, shrewd, well-written and very well performed film that incorporates prominent, under-explored transgender and LGBT themes that challenges preconceived notions and ideas. |
| User ReviewJohn AA well written, well directed, beautifully acted film. The relationships are real and fleshed out. The actors deliver emotionally full performances that kept me riveted. Maximillian Befort delivers as the Alpha Male Romeo who charms the pants off of everyone around him. The chemistry between Okon and Befort transcends the screen. I felt like a fly on the wall watching their lives unfold. The script adeptly handles the gravity of the situation interspersed with humor, romance, heartbreak, angst, longing... |
| User ReviewTerry GThis film is really great. I don't think we see enough films with transgendered people as the lead, let alone they get to be in relationships. This was pretty steamy and heart warming. |
| User Reviewlucas fthis movie was beautiful, well-executed and represented the trans community hella well!! 10/10 would recommend |
| User ReviewJake PThis German film is focussed on the journey of a gay trans man, who discovers his attraction to men while beginning his transition. It's a slightly outdated movie, and there's quite a bit of transphobic language used by side characters, but there is a happy ending. What I loved most about the casting and plot is that the protagonist is a masculine trans guy! Most mainstream transmasc representation androgynises or feminises trans men, which this film didn't do. I'd recommend this film to trans men, provided you prepare yourself beforehand. The protagonist was also shown browsing internet sites for info on phalloplasty and top surgery, which was a detail I appreciated, and he is pre-op. |
| User ReviewVivien TLukas is in the final stages of transition from female to male; corrective surgery awaits him with only weeks left to wait. Moving into a new dorm, Lukas is assigned to the womenâ(TM)s ward as heâ(TM)s not yet officially male. He decides to endure and does his best to fit in with the students, going out, having fun, awkwardly, but with determination. Things get confusing when Lukas meets Fabio, a tough-acting, handsome man who is the king of the local gay scene. He sleeps with everyone, retaining glory and leaving his companions with a social status of a "slut". Lukas- previously exclusively heterosexual- starts to fall for Fabio. Rick Okon does a good job playing Lukas, and an insightful direction guarantees that what is basically your standard âboy meets boyâ? â"story gets fleshed out and gains personality. The story is simple, but it explores its themes thoroughly. And itâ(TM)s good to see a movie that handles transphobia, hypocricy and general intolerance within the gay community, all frustratingly real phenomena. Well constructed, honest and nuanced, âRomeosâ? takes what relatively little itâ(TM)s got and spins it in the smartest of ways. |
| User ReviewLau KSpeaks for transsexuals and it does a great job! |
| User ReviewAlexandPaul PReally enjoyed this. Very well acted and filmed. Highly recommend it. |
| User ReviewDavid Ray GInteresante historia de estos tiempos modernos donde desde temprana edad los chicos toman deciones que cambiaran drasticamente su vida y como cada vez los mas los jovenes toman con mas naturalidad esos cambios. Excelente actuacion del personaje principal las protesis lucen muy reales y lo maneja de forma natural. |
| User ReviewJosé MWith a strong performance by Rick Okon, and great chemistry between its two leads, Romeos is a quite satisfying experience, but doesn't live up to its potential. |