Love Me If You Dare: Broe Explores Love in a Hopeless Place
Harlan Ellison’s publication Love Ain’t Nothing But Sex Misspelled might be a more fitting title for Sauna, the directorial debut of Danish filmmaker Mathias Broe, in essence a queer narrative reconfiguring a familiar formula but utilizing a trans angle to reflect an eternal disconnect hampering parity in the intersectionalities of the LGBTQ+ community. While the film may seem to assert something is indeed rotten in the state of Denmark, Broe touches upon a universality which remains a historical reality on the inherent difficulty in seeking an emotional connection through non consensual sex.… Read the rest
