Movie
Sebastian
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2024-08-02
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Helsinki-filmi, Barry Crerar, Lemming Film, Bêtes Sauvages
- Country
- United Kingdom, Belgium, Finland
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Ruaridh Mollica as Max
- Hiftu Quasem as Amna
- Jonathan Hyde as Nicholas
- Ingvar E. Sigurðsson as Daniel
- Dylan Brady as Joel
- Pedro Minas as Oliver
- Matthias Moret as Jacopo
- Akbar Kurtha as Samir
- Laurent Maria as Carlo
- Lara Rossi as Claudia
- Michael Jean-Marain as James
- David Nellist as Peter
Crew
- Mikko Mäkelä - Director
- Mikko Mäkelä - Writer
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