Director: Mathias Broe
Unclassified 18+ | 1:43 | Denmark
Gay | Trans
“The chemistry between the two leads feels grounded in something real, whether they’re tentatively exploring each other’s worlds or blowing up their joint world through outbursts, and even worse, indifference.” – IndieWire
Johan works at Copenhagen’s only gay sauna, finding casual hookups through the apps until an unexpected online connection with William, a trans man, pulls him into an entirely new world. As the two men begin to share their lives and communities, their bond deepens but also collides with prejudice, social norms, and unspoken tensions around identity and class.
Premiering In Competition at Sundance, Mathias Boe’s debut is groundbreaking in its depiction of intimacy between a gay man and a trans man. Dark, complex, and unflinchingly raw, Sauna goes beyond representation to capture the knotty realities of queer relationships today.
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