Chemsex (film)
Appearance
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Cinematography | William Fairman |
Music by | Daniel Harle |
Distributed by | Peccadillo Pictures[1] |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Chemsex is a 2015 British documentary film about gay men engaging in chemsex in London, England.[2][3][4] The film was directed and produced by William Fairman and Max Gogarty for Vice Media.[5][6]
Release
[edit]Chemsex had a theatrical release on 4 December 2015 and was released on DVD on 11 January 2016.
Reception
[edit]According to critic aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a critic score of 95% with the critical consensus of; "a bleak, disturbing and unforgettably frank portrait of a subculture on the edge".[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Barraclough, Leo (27 August 2015). "U.K.'s Peccadillo to Give Theatrical Release to Vice's 'Chemsex'". Variety. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ Bradshaw, Peter (3 December 2015). "Chemsex review – scary but valuable documentary". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ Robey, Tim (3 December 2015). "Chemsex review: 'seriously sobering'". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ "Chemsex: documentary 'shocking but important'". The Week. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ "Chemsex" (PDF). Peccadillo Pictures. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ Flynn, Paul (22 November 2015). "Addicted to chemsex: 'It's a horror story'". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ "Critic reviews". Retrieved 8 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Chemsex at IMDb
- Chemsex at Rotten Tomatoes
- Chemsex trailer at Vice
- Chemsex page at Peccadillo Pictures