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Downtown
Downtown

Director(s): Michiel van ErpNL98 min.2026
Accessibilitynot suitable for minors under 18 years of age
Content descriptorssex
LanguagesEnglish, Dutch (orig.)
SubtitlesEnglish, slovak
Black and white / colourcolor

Amsterdam in the 1980s. Ronnie, Lennart, and Bas live for wild parties, drugs, and sex until the AIDS epidemic shakes their world and one of them vanishes. Thirty-two years later, Ronnie spots his long-lost friend in the subway by chance. Meeting during a COVID-19 lockdown reopens old wounds, leading to an evening decades in the making. Michiel van Erp structures the two-era story to draw parallels between two pandemics. The contrast between youthful euphoria and painful reflection reveals the fragility of relationships and shows some words wait decades to be spoken.

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Projection of Downtown at SLOVAK QUEER FILM FESTIVAL 2026
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