Benjamin

Watch: Benjamin

Unrated

7/24/20201h 25m

Digital Release (US)

~ It's about my inability to love. But I'm fine now. ~

Overview:

Benjamin, a rising star filmmaker, is on the brink of premiering his difficult second film No Self at the London Film Festival when Billie, his hard drinking publicist, introduces him to a mesmeric French musician called Noah.

Director:

Simon Amstell

Status:

Released

Language:

English

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Revenue:

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Key words:

filmmaking
lgbt
gay romance
gay theme
gay relationship
filmmaker

Cast

Colin Morgan

~ as ~

Benjamin

Phénix Brossard

~ as ~

Noah

Joel Fry

~ as ~

Stephen

Jessica Raine

~ as ~

Billie

Jack Rowan

~ as ~

Harry

Anna Chancellor

~ as ~

Tessa

Nathan Stewart-Jarrett

~ as ~

Paul

Michèle Belgrand

~ as ~

Adrienne

James Lailey

~ as ~

Claude

Ellie Kendrick

~ as ~

Anne the Dancer

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Reviews (2)

SWITCH.
Written 6 year(s) ago
7
‘Benjamin’ is an enjoyable rom-com, filled with equal amounts of sweet moments and tense ones.
- Chris dos Santos
Read Chris' full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-benjamin-gay-dramedy-tugs-at-the-heartstrings-in-all-the-right-ways
CinemaSerf
Written 1 year(s) ago
6
I really did want to like this - but I wasn't really given anywhere near enough meat on the bones of the story or the characters to het to know. The comedy is pretty thin on the ground and the underlying storyline is clichéd and muddles love and lust in an unconvincing fashion. It may well be partially autobiographical, but that - and the best efforts of the eponymous and engaging Colin Morgan as well as Jack Rowan's heart-throb "Harry" - doesn't help us through it's mediocrity. It's a pity, but I think that maybe auteur Simon Amstell was just too close to this to make it work in any objective or less awkward fashion.