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[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (65 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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This film chronicles the tragicomic plight of frail, lonely Roger, stranded at a remote military post in the woods while his husband carries out a mission in Djibouti. Over four seasons, Roger seeks comfort and companionship from the army wives in the leisurely yet sexually frustrated community, while trying to keep a lid on his volatile adopted daughter, Roxy. Shot in richly textured 16mm, and slyly appropriating dialogue from American television shows, director Benjamin Crotty’s queer soap opera playfully estranges and deranges any number of narrative conventions, finding surprising wells of emotion amid the carnal comedy. Official Selection at the **Locarno International Film Festival**. *"A witty and eccentric debut... as if someone had hired the postcolonialist director Claire Denis ('Beau Travail') to shoot an episode of 'MASH.'" - **The New York Times***
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Andy Gillet, David Baïot, Iliana Zabeth
Originally produced by Grasshopper Film in 2014
Mode of access: World Wide Web
In English