After the box office and critical disappointments of Stonewall and Freeheld, you might have given up hope for an exciting LGBT-themed movie. So clear your calendars for this weekend and check out Sebastián Silva’s wildly-anticipated Nasty Baby, which opens in select theaters today. The film stars Silva and Tunde Adebimpe as a gay couple living in Fort Greene; two left-field artists living who are trying to help their single friend (Kristen Wiiig) conceive a child.
While the plot synopsis might make Nasty Baby sound like a hyper-generic rom-com, a series of serpentine twists not-so subtly jerks the story-line into unusually dark terrain, upturning conventions until the film careens into totally unchartered territory.
Tackling gentrification and race relations head on — both of which emerge as hidden themes as the story warps and devolves — the savage third act led the Toronto Film Festival to ultimately reject the film, but it was one of the most talked-about entries at Sundance. It’s not difficult to see why.
Watch the Nasty Baby trailer below:
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Baquas Smith
http://Www.findinglifemovie.com is about gay couples fostering
animaux
No. I don’t want to see it.
Kangol
This seems like a common scenario from Hollywood/indie directors. Very heteronormative. Where are the films about the lives of non-child desiring gay, bi, trans, and queer people, including those of us who aren’t 20 somethings?
Why don’t, can’t or won’t filmmakers realize there’s a market for good films about people walking around outside the theaters, as opposed the narrow scenarios they love to cram us into?
Glücklich
This doesn’t look pleasant at all.
Marky
Trailer is way over the top for the subject matter.
Jeremie
Such bitter queens. It’s a great movie. Silva and Wiig are magic together.