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Sebastian
Directed by
Mikko Mäkelä
Releasing Aug 1
1h 50m
Drama
7.1
78%
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Max, a 25-year-old aspiring writer living in London, begins a double life as a sex worker in order to research his debut novel.
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Cast of Sebastian
Ruaridh Mollica
Max / Sebastian
Hiftu Quasem
Amna
Jonathan Hyde
Nicholas D’Avray
Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
Daniel
Lara Rossi
Claudia
Leanne Best
Dionne
Dylan Brady
Joel
Akbar Kurtha
Samir
Laurent Maria
Carlo
Fleur Keith
Joan
Marcus Macleod
Stuart
Pedro Minas
Oliver
David Nellist
Peter
Matthias Moret
Jacopo
Sebastian Reviews
Collider
Taylor Gates
There's an interesting movie hiding in here that we catch glimpses of.
The Film Stage
Dan Mecca
Sebastian is a lukewarm examination of identity within the context of creative work that never really clicks until the last thirty minutes.
Film Threat
Michael Talbot-Haynes
This was a wholly riveting viewing experience. Sebastian grabs ahold of your attention and pulls it down to the floor.
RogerEbert.com
Marya E. Gates
There's some lip service about how contemporary sex workers view their jobs today, but little sense of the weight of queer history or politics in the U.K.
indieWire
Ryan Lattanzio
As a psychological portrait of an aspiring writer who gets too immersed in his own project, "Sebastian" is never as piercing as star Mollica's eyes and chiseled face. But the performance is affecting.
Guy at the Movies
Jeff Nelson
Sebastian is a defiantly sincere and unapologetically potent expedition in overcoming shame and stigma.
ButteredPopcorn
Carson Timar
The film is beautifully honest and complex with Mikko Mäkelä continuing to prove his place as one of the most exciting up-and-coming voices in modern cinema.
Autostraddle
Drew Gregory
Sex work as a topic is not enough to make a story interesting.
EJ Moreno
EJ Moreno
A thought-provoking new perspective. While tackling everything from sexuality to artists doing invasive research, it all hits hard and gives us a "must-see" story.
Queer.Horror.Movies.
Joe Lipsett
Mikko Mäkelä's Sebastian boasts a captivating performance by Ruaridh Mollica and a narrative that adheres to (and simultaneously rebuffs) the tropes of gay sex work in queer films
Fish Jelly Films (YouTube)
Joseph Robinson
Sebastian is a frustratingly accurate depiction of an insufferable twenty-something undermining his goals by way of his unexplained decisions.
That Shelf
Pat Mullen
Is there any topic in cinema these days more hot-button than the question of authentic storytelling? Sebastian tackles the question of whether artists should tell stories rooted in their lived experiences quite provocatively.
Critic's Notebook
Sarah Manvel
None of this would be possible without the unbelievable performance of Mr. Mollica, who here announces himself as a star of the first order, with the good looks and the emotional subtlety to [be] compelling to watch.
San Jose Mercury News
Randy Myers
Mäkelä's film is a tricky one as it navigates Max's ambition and satisfaction both in the bedroom and in front of the laptop. It's a fascinating sexual journey about accepting all facets of ourselves.
Slashfilm
Ben Pearson
Raw, unsparing, and ultimately a bit disappointing, "Sebastian" didn't connect as much as I'd like, but at least it put some promising up-and-coming talent on my radar.
Edge Media Network
Frank J. Avella
Mollica is quite a find, beautiful and beguiling. His is a fearless, star-making performance in a most assured sophomore effort that is easily the best queer film at the (Sundance Film) Fest.
Screen Rant
Graeme Guttmann
Sebastian is a piercing study of a 25-year-old's search for identity in a world that has discouraged him from accepting all of himself unabashedly.
Screen Zealots
Louisa Moore
A good storyteller could get their point across without resorting to a highly sexualized gimmick that's overdone here. Sebastian isn't a fully developed character; it was downright impossible to form any kind of meaningful emotional connection with him.
The Stranger (Seattle, WA)
Nico Swenson
This daunting drama sets you on a two-hour journey...
Seattle Film Blog
Kathy Fennessy
Though [Ruaridh] Mollica is very good, Finnish-born filmmaker Mikko Mäkelä humanizes Max's mostly older clientele in a way that sometimes makes them more sympathetic, especially Jonathan Hyde as an erudite widower.
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