

Sebastian
2024-08-02 · 110 min · ★ 6.3
Max is a 25-year-old freelance writer and aspiring novelist who seems well on his way to success in London’s cultural spheres. Yet by night, he finds a different kind of exhilaration as a sex worker with the pseudonym Sebastian, meeting men via an escorting platform. Max uses his experiences as Sebastian to fuel his stories and the worthy debut novel that he has been longing to write, finally seems within reach.
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- Directors
- Mikko Mäkelä
- Production companies
- Helsinki-filmi, Barry Crerar, Lemming Film, Bêtes Sauvages
- Countries
- United Kingdom, Belgium, Finland
- Status
- Released
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Ruaridh MollicaMax
Hiftu QuasemAmna
Jonathan HydeNicholas
Ingvar E. SigurðssonDaniel
Dylan BradyJoel
Pedro MinasOliver
Matthias MoretJacopo
Akbar KurthaSamir
Laurent MariaCarlo
Lara RossiClaudia
David NellistPeter
Leanne BestDionne
Stella GonetAnne
Fleur KeithJoan
Marcus MacleodStuart
Orlando NormanTheo
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