Beyond The Walls (Hors Les Murs)Hors les murs (2012)

Paulo, a young pianist, meets Ilir, a bartender and bass guitar player originally from Albania. They become lovers. Confronted by his girlfriend Anka, Paulo finds himself out on the street. Despite Ilir's misgivings, Paulo moves in with him. One day, when Paulo promises that he will love Ilir for the rest of his life, Ilir leaves the city and doesn't return. A few days later, Paulo finds out that Ilir is in jail, and their relationship faces unexpected challenges.

Edition Details
Original Title	Hors les murs
No. of Discs/Tapes	1

Personal Details
Purchase Date	11/19/2017
Location	Personal Library
Owner	Deitz
Store	EBay - antiquary_fairy
Purchase Price	$19.50
Condition	Used
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References
QueerGuru Rating	10

The value is in the telling· And Beyond the Walls is indeed a well told story. We see Paulo, naive and apparently nearing the end of an earlier stage of self identity recognition, lusting after an older bartender/musician, Ilir; and cheating on his girlfriend· While in a drunken haze (or so he claims) Paulo seduces Ilir· After a few twists, turns, and drama, Paulo manipulates the relationship to a tension filled coupledom· Their relationship goes into a downward spiral when Ilir is imprisoned for elicit drug possession and assault, and Paulo loses his ability to control his fantasy·
In Beyond the Walls, there is no fairytale ending where everyone lives happily ever after: it is what it is· The relationship reaches giddy heights but both men in their different ways accept that it has run its course and that they cannot turn the clock back. [QueerGuru}·
Like both Weekend and Keep The Lights On (see), Beyond the Walls is an example of an evolving genre of realism in gay themed films· It is a real story - not the often tiresome frothy lightweight gay relationship tales.

	Guillaume Gouix	Ilir
	Matila Malliarakis	Paulo
	Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin	Anka
	David Salles	Grégoire
	Marcos Adamantiadis	Douanier
	Adonis Danieletto	Réceptionniste du Métropole