DVD & Digital · GFF24

Film review: Disco Boy

 German actor Franz Rogowski is a captivating on-screen presence and can impress with turns across many different languages, and his latest portrayal sees him take the lead in the feature debut from Italian director Giacomo Abbruzzese.  A war movie of sorts, Disco Boy is loosely inspired by real events and characters in the filmmaker’s life and tells the stories of troubled Foreign Legion combatant Aleksei (Rogowski) and fearless guerrilla warrior Jomo (Morr Ndiaye) as their paths intertwine by chance in battle.

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DVD & Digital · EIFF23

DVD review: Passages

 Complicated romance has been at the core of writer and director Ira Sach’s work across his career and is revisited once again in indie drama Passages. Set in modern day Paris, the plot follows German filmmaker Tomas (Franz Rogowski) as he is finishing up on his latest feature. Feeling neglected by his husband Martin (Ben Whishaw) at the wrap party, he meets schoolteacher Agathe (Adèle Exarchopoulos) on the dancefloor and they share a night of passion. This tryst leads to a love triangle where the three wrestle with their evolving emotions.

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