Steel gay film
Review: Sven J. Matten&#;s &#;Steel&#; Has Its Guilty Pleasures
In the erotic psychological thriller, “Steel,” hotshot TV interviewer Daniel (Chad Connell) battles crippling anxiety with the help of Alexander (David Cameron) a sexy year-old. The film, which had its U.S. premiere at the Miami and Fort Lauderdale Gay and Female homosexual Film Festival earlier this month, is a characteristic low-budget, gay B-movie, in that it features gorgeous guys and gratuitous nudity.
Daniel tries to suppress his emotional demons, but when he goes out for a jog, or out to a nightclub becomes wracked with fear, and heads to his automobile to calm his nerves. The experience is as if he has claustrophobia in a large general space. When he is doing an important interview on live TV, Daniel has an attack and walks off the arrange. He returns to his apartment—a safe space he practically refuses to quit . Obviously, there is something eating away at Daniel, but he is so private about his life—he doesn’t even admit he is gay—that it will take someone special to uncover all of his secrets.
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Genre: Psychological Drama
Release: in the US;
Germany, Canada, UK & France
Screenplay:Sven J. Matten, Melissa Kajpust
Director:Sven J. Matten
Producer: Jean du Toit
Main cast: Chad Connell, David Cameron
DoP / Camera:Charles Lavack, Andrew Forbes
Production: Paradigma Fun through it’s Canadian division DuMatt Entertainment Inc.
Log line:
Strong emotions – hesitate and panic, self-search and isolation, love and sex, self-denial and self-discovery – a ride on an emotional roller coaster while trying to find one’s way into life.
Synopsis:
DANIEL (30), a successful TV journalist living life in the fast lane, has fallen into a profound depression. His seemingly flawless life suddenly collapses under him when panic attacks force him to deal with himself and his past. Fear, paranoia and desperation appear to earn the better of him, people around him are helpless. Daniel, however, won’t give up: he tries to recapture what was once his by creating a second identity for himself, young ALEXANDER (19), with whom he embarks on an extraordinary journey into a pa
&#;Steel&#; () is a film that delves deep into the emotional and psychological turmoil of Daniel Krueger (played by Chad Connell), a TV journalist grappling with crippling anxiety. After an on-air breakdown during a major interview, Daniel isolates himself from the world. The film traces his journey of self-discovery and healing, as well as his struggle to meet the internal scars left by his upbringing, particularly around his sexuality.
Daniel&#;s run-in with the youthful and persistent Alexander (played by David Cameron) brings modern dynamics into his life. Although initially dismissing Alexander due to their age difference, Daniel gradually allows him in, forming a dense emotional and intimate bond. Alexander becomes a central figure in Daniel’s battle with anxiety, providing the only back that seems to penetrate his self-imposed isolation.
Chad Connell’s portrayal of Daniel is both layered and captivating, delivering a performance that brings out the character’s vulnerability and inner conflict. His affinity with David Cameron’s Alexander is
Steel (DVD Review)
Daniel (Chad Connell) is a successful man – he has a popular TV converse show and his growing ratings have ensured that his actor is on the rise. However, he’s also plagued with anxiety and panic attacks, which causes him to have an on-air meltdown and afterwards to camouflage himself away from the nature, not talking to his producer or anyone else.
Then he meets Alexander (David Cameron – who you won’t be surprised to hear is an actor, not the British Prime Minister), a young fan who very instantly declares his love for the TV personality. Despite Daniel barely functioning, Alexander is persistent and the two soon become lovers. As their relationship develops, Daniel begins to open up, uncovering some of the past trauma that has led him to the depression and anxiety he now feels.
Steel is a complicated movie to write about, as you really want to discuss about what happens at the end, but that rather gives the game away. That said, I’m not % sure if the ending is actually supposed to be a surprise, or whether you’re supposed to figure out what’s going on, with the denouement mer