Max is a 25-year-old freelance writer and aspiring novelist who seems well on his way to success in London’s cultural spheres. Yet by night, he finds a different kind of exhilaration as a sex worker with the pseudonym Sebastian, meeting men via an escorting platform. Max uses his experiences as Sebastian to fuel his stories and the worthy debut novel that he has been longing to write, finally seems within reach.
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Ruaridh Mollica
Max
Hiftu Quasem
Amna
Jonathan Hyde
Nicholas
Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
Daniel
Dylan Brady
Joel
Pedro Minas
Oliver
Matthias Moret
Jacopo
Akbar Kurtha
Samir
Laurent Maria
Carlo
Lara Rossi
Claudia
Director
Mikko Mäkelä
Tagline
"How far would you go for the story?"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Production
Helsinki-filmi, Barry Crerar, Lemming Film, Bêtes Sauvages
Brent Marchant
October 6, 2024
Authors striving for authenticity in their work often engage in extensive background research, sometimes of a firsthand nature, to get things right. However, when it comes to writer-director Mikko Mäkelä’s second (and inexplicably much-applauded) feature, I have some serious reservations about its applicability here. This tale of a talented young London-based author of award-winning short stories ...
CinemaSerf
April 5, 2025
“Max” (Ruaridh Mollica) juggles a career as an aspiring journalist and novelist with charging £200 per hour selling his services as an escort to, mainly, older men. His boyish good looks and obvious inexperience at the latter makes him popular and he proves successful enough to use his varied experiences to form the basis of his book. His publisher likes the freshness and intimacy of the adventure...
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