SummaryTwo chimney sweeps living in monogamous, heterosexual marriages both end up in situations that challenge their views on sexuality and gender roles. One has a sexual encounter with another man, without himself experiencing it either as an expression of homosexual longings or infidelity. The other suddenly experiences nocturnal dreams in which he i... Read More
Directed By:Dag Johan Haugerud
Written By:Dag Johan Haugerud
Sex
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Generally Favorable
69
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
70% Positive
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Feb 24, 2025
90
Sex certainly comes up early and often in this playful, intricately nuanced character study, but in consistently surprising, stereotype-averse ways.
80
In the end, Sex is a compelling exploration of ordinary men trying to figure out who they are permitted to be, how they are evolving and what their lives are all about.
Jun 12, 2025
75
It’s a knowing smile of a drama that leaves you eager to follow Haugerud through his other two new films about the life of the mind, the last and best of which (“Dreams”) recently won top prize at the Berlinale.
Jun 13, 2025
63
Dialogue does most of the heavy-lifting here, just like in “Love”, the first and most recently released entry of Haugerud’s thematically related series. Haugerud’s knack for visual storytelling also makes a difference, specifically in how he presents the city of Oslo and its features as an enriching backdrop.
Jun 8, 2025
63
The film’s microcosm of dysfunction is convincing for how it depicts an ongoing, even never-ending, struggle to define oneself.
Jun 16, 2025
60
When the movie stays more on subject, it can be engaging, and it helps that cinematographer Cecilie Semec has a talent for mining the mundane act of people talking to each other for visual interest.
Jun 12, 2025
60
Sex is a curious movie, with a mix of moods and intentions that are, by turns, inviting and seriously off-putting.
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Jun 27, 2025
3
Os casais passam horas discutindo de forma enfadonha os pormenores de um impacto de uma traição homoafetiva. Em resumo, o amigo que ouviu ficou com desejo reprimido, e o que pulou a cerca pra dar pra outro macho ficou com sentimento de culpa, tudo isso seria muito bem resolvido por uma educação não cristã bem feita. Mesmo os filmes adolescentes da Netflix parecem já superar esse discurso moral rasteiro. E temos de brinde uma personagem falando sobre Hanna Arendt de forma completamente deslocada, só para dar fermento a um tal discurso de liberdade individual. Chega a doer. Ao menos tem sim lampejos de reflexões sobre a masculinidade, mas é tão engessado que não dá para levar muito a sério.
Production Company:
- Motlys
- Viaplay Group
- Oslo Filmfond
- Norsk Filminstitutt
- Nordisk Film & TV-Fond
- Arthaus
Release Date:Jun 13, 2025
Duration:2 h 5 m
Awards
Amanda Awards, Norway
• 4 Wins & 10 Nominations
Berlin International Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 5 Nominations
Odesa International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
