WATCH: A go-go dancer & a med student begin a fiery affair in this erotic Mexican romance
A Thousand Clouds Of Peace (2003) and Raging Sun, Raging Sky (2009).Last year, Hernandéz brought his previous feature The Trace Of Your Lips to San Francisco’s historic Frameline festival, and the steamy drama was clearly such a hit with audiences that the fest was eager to have him back again for whatever was next…Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.Making its U.S.
premiere at Frameline48 this weekend, Demons At Dawn—despite a title that sounds like a horror movie—showcases a decidedly sweeter, gentler, more romantic side of the director.Don’t get us wrong, it’s still plenty sexy: One of it’s lead characters is a go-go dancer at a gay bar, and he’s not the only one showing some skin!
But there’s a real tenderness and vulnerability in the way the film depicts the head-rush of new love.Set in present-day Mexico City, our eyes into the capital’s vibrant queer scene is Orlando (Luis Vegas, who also appeared in The Trace Of Your Lips) a young performer itching to move out of his family home.
He has big dreams of becoming a professional dancer, but for now is making ends meet as a go-go at a nightclub.In a chance encounter, he meets Marco (newcomer Axel Shuarma), a driven medical student on track to soon graduate from medical school.
