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French Touch: Desires (2021)

Fleeting encounters, conversations about identity and experiencing life and love in the most authentic way. Six contemporary stories of men exploring love, lust and modern dating. These award winning French shorts bring raw and diverse stories with beautiful aesthetics, eclectic music and astonishing cinematography. The 6 short films are: Bootyful (2019); Naughty Spot [Gare aux coquins] (2021); Herculanum (2016); Masculine (2018); Woeful Flesh [Les nuits d'Edouard] (2018); Falling [Tomber] (2018).

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Top billed cast

Flore BonaventuraEstelle
Arthur GilletL'homme
Christian RuspiniThe Oracle
Arthur CahnLéo
Jérémie ElkaïmMarc
Solal ForteLéo
Jean-Baptiste Le VaillantBaptiste
Audrey QuoturiLa prof de lettres

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