Paris 05:59

Based On “Orpheus and Eurydice”

Paris 05:59: Théo & Hugo (French: Théo et Hugo dans le même bateau; also known as Theo and Hugo in some territories) is a 2016 French erotic romantic drama film written and directed by Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau. It was shown in the Panorama section at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. The film won the Audience Award at the Berlin Festival's 2016 Teddy Awards. The film stars Geoffrey Couët and François Nambot as two gay men who meet during the film's opening 20-minute scene at L'Impact, a gay sex club, and follows them as they get to know each other during the next two hours, biking and walking in northeast Paris, visiting a hospital, riding the metro, and visiting one's apartment, encountering a woman on the Paris Métro and a counter server in a kebab shop.

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Release date:

October 20, 2016

Director:

Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau

Cast:

Geoffrey Couët, François Nambot

Genre:

Romance, Drama, LGBTQ-related

Country:

France

Language:

French

Year page:

2016 in adaptations