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