Jess & James

Unrated

5/31/20151h 32m

Theatrical Release (US)

Overview:

Jess is a bohemian youth with secrets to hide from his shrewd parents. James feels trapped living with his irritable mother. After meeting for a sexual encounter, the two young men set off on a spontaneous road trip across rural Argentina to reunite with Jess' estranged brother. On their journey, they confront strange occurrences and engage in a ménage à trois affair that brings them closer. Their newly found affection grows, all while discovering a fresh vision of freedom and happiness. JESS & JAMES is a sexually charged road-trip movie, a love story, and a coming-of-age tale, set against the mythical landscape of the Argentinian Pampas.

Director:

Santiago Giralt

Status:

Released

Language:

Spanish

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

coming out
menage a trois
road trip
coming of age
in the closet
threesome
ghost
hookup
gay theme

Cast

Martín Karich

~ as ~

Gerónimo / Jess

Nicolás Romeo

~ as ~

James

Federico Fontán

~ as ~

Tomás

Alejandro Paker

~ as ~

Horace

Nahuel Mutti

~ as ~

Pedro

Denise Yáñez

~ as ~

Mimí

Umbra Colombo

~ as ~

James' Mother

Mónica Trejo

~ as ~

Mónica

Uky Suescun

~ as ~

Sra. Estancia

Juan Manuel Orlando

~ as ~

Brenda

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 2 year(s) ago
5
Oh, will someone please spare us from any more of these predictable road movies! This one sees the slightly hedonistic "Jess' (Martin Karich) have a one hour stand with the overly mothered "James" (Nicolás Romeo). That ought to have been it - a short film about an hook up, but no - we have to have a road trip around Argentina where they encounter the third wheel for their wagon - "Tomás" (Federico Fontán) before ending up at the home of the former man's brother. The narrative meanders as if it were a country lane with some beautiful photography of the Pampas scenery, the odd snog in an idyllic place and the usual menage-à-trois scenarios as the boys come to what was, for me anyway, an inevitable realisation. It is a nice film to watch - the light is brilliant at times, but the rest of it is really nothing new. The acting talent is easy enough on the eye but the story takes 90 minutes to take us nowhere.