The read
A Balasaur Score of 44 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 4.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 30%. Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do. Most of the 6,716 2010s drama movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
Maurice, a reticent young homeless man, somehow manages to get by in Brooklyn; he spends his nights in parked cars until he finds himself at Bizarre, an underground club renowned for its burlesque shows. Maurice is fascinated by the club’s playful revues celebrating self-determined sexuality and creative otherness, and the two female club owners both adore him. He soon becomes a part of their self-selected family, and begins to bond with introverted Luka. But Maurice turns his back on Luka’s growing affection. Running away from his true emotions he drifts aimlessly through the city. He tries to find his feet at a boxing club, where he meets Charlie. Unable to withstand the pressure of his repressed feelings, Maurice unleashes a mounting foment of emotions, pervaded by tenderness and menace.
Ratings
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
48 audience votes
Key crew
- Étienne FaureWriter
- Étienne FaureDirector
Cast
- Pierre PrieurMaurice
- Adrian JamesLuka
- Raquel NaveKim
- Rebekah UnderhillBetty
- Charlie HimmelsteinCharlie
- Luc BiermeThe Man
- Pier RichardBoxing Man
- Freddy MorganFreddy, the Beach Boy
- Michael GloverThe Boy in the Bar
