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Films like Xenia.

Xenia (2014) reads as Neutral, kinetic, measured road-movie / lgbt, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

Closet Monster (2016) poster
1. Closet Monster2016

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles (2018) poster
2. Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles2018

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Mermaid (2007) poster
3. Mermaid2007

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Frida (2002) poster
4. Frida2002

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Violet & Daisy (2011) poster
5. Violet & Daisy2011

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Strella (2009) poster
6. Strella2009

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace; trades toward a heightened unreality.

Kantara (2022) poster
7. Kantara2022

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002) poster
8. The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys2002

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Colorful (2010) poster
9. Colorful2010

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Night of the Kings (2020) poster
10. Night of the Kings2020

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Exte: Hair Extensions (2007) poster
11. Exte: Hair Extensions2007

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Across the Universe (2007) (2007) poster
12. Across the Universe2007

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

These are Xenia’s neighbours — where are yours?

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