Paris 05:59 / Théo & Hugo

Given the first eighteen minutes, one might mistake Paris 05:59: Théo & Hugo for more explicit content. However, after their tryst, the film continues, and the actual drama begins. At 4:27 am, this one night stand transforms, in real time, into something else entirely, with an unexpected revelation that pushes them to know each other, make things right, and go beyond the casual fling they both expected from each other. It makes for a refreshing romance, one that tenderly portrays love without punishing its characters, denying the eroticism, and sanitizing it like many have done before. So, while notorious for its first scene, Paris 05:59: Théo & Hugo might be one of the most honest and realistic films about modern gay relationships.

Théo and Hugo meet in a club and form an immediate bond. Once the desire and elation of this first moment has passed, the two young men, now sober, wander through the empty streets of nocturnal Paris, having to confront the love they sense blossoming between them.