Femme

Femme

Jules is a drag artist in London who withdraws into himself and loses his career after a horrific attack. Months later, he recognizes one of his assailants in a gay sauna and quickly realizes he has the perfect opportunity to get revenge.

  • Released: 2023-02-19
  • Runtime: 99 minutes
  • Genre: Thrillers
  • Stars: Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, George MacKay, Antonia Clarke, Moe Bar-El, Nima Taleghani, John Leader, Aaron Heffernan, John McCrea, Peter McPherson, Asha Reid, Ryan Walker-Edwards, Peter Clements, Luis Torrecilla, Jackson Milner, Paris Tenana
  • Director: Sam H. Freeman, Ng Choon Ping
 Comments
  • jtindahouse - 15 May 2024
    Not the film I was hoping for
    Man, was I geared up for this film. It sounded like it was going to be a really good revenge thriller (one of my favourite genres of film). Unfortunately the film turned out to be nothing like what I expected and fell completely flat on its face.

    I just don't know what they were going for here. The film sets a character up to be an absolute monster of a human being, and then we spend the whole movie being asked to sympathise with him. I don't understand it, and I didn't like it.

    The film was a lot more arty and slow than I had hoped for too. It's more interested in looking good than actually telling a good story. This one wasn't for me. A big letdown. A generous 5/10.
  • timmoss-26387 - 4 March 2024
    Dark but impressive.
    I enjoyed this film very much and agree with other viewers about the high acting quality of the two leads.

    As others have stated in their reviews,the world of drag queens and excessively effeminate men is not for me but the drama quicky transcends that scene as the central relationship develops into something that I was expecting to be quite touching.

    The ending was open ended which is a device I personally do not like. I prefer a story that has a beginning,a middle and an end.

    I don't think it would be giving anything aways to say that the romantic in me would have liked an ending worthy of 'Heartstopper' but of course it is an entirely different world.

    One more thing,and this is not restricted to 'Femme'. Directors create mood partly with lighting but scenes that take part at night or in dark nightclubs should be lit more effectively. There were several scenes where I was not entirely sure what was going on.

    In conclusion I would recommend this film for the performances of the two leads especially...and despite other issues,Preston is very sexy.