Chemsex (film)

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Chemsex
Chemsex.jpg
British release poster
Directed by
  • William Fairman
  • Max Gogarty
Produced by
  • William Fairman
  • Max Gogarty
CinematographyWilliam Fairman
Music by Daniel Harle
Distributed by Peccadillo Pictures [1]
Release dates
  • 16 October 2015 (2015-10-16)(London Film Festival)
  • 4 December 2015 (2015-12-04)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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]

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Release

Chemsex had a theatrical release on 4 December 2015 and was released on DVD on 11 January 2016.

Reception

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

  1. ↑ Barraclough, Leo (27 August 2015). "U.K.'s Peccadillo to Give Theatrical Release to Vice's 'Chemsex'". Variety . Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (3 December 2015). "Chemsex review – scary but valuable documentary". The Guardian . London. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Robey, Tim (3 December 2015). "Chemsex review: 'seriously sobering'". The Daily Telegraph . London. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Chemsex: documentary 'shocking but important'". The Week . 4 December 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Chemsex" (PDF). Peccadillo Pictures. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Flynn, Paul (22 November 2015). "Addicted to chemsex: 'It's a horror story'". The Guardian . London. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Critic reviews" . Retrieved 8 September 2024.


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