Frameline 32: Solos

I’m not surprised this film was pulled from the film festival over gay sex in Singapore, where the city-state is under a “benign Fascist” government. The sensitive, taboo subjectâ€"the sexual relationship between a male teacher and a male student to explore the fallout from an all-consuming love affair would be edgy anywhere else. What makes this film most radical to the audience, other than that it tells a story from a distance, is precisely what makes it cinematic to the core: There is no dial