Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Cal easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Cal end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Cal

Name: Cal
Genre: Drama
Released: 2013
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Wayne Virgo, Tom Payne, Emily Corcoran, Lucy Russell, Daniel Brocklebank

Directed by Christian Martin

Produced by Bonne idée Productions

201389 min5.0 / 10

A gritty, melancholic drama about a young gay man returning to a decaying hometown, navigating family rejection, poverty, and dangerous entanglements while searching for acceptance and belonging.

Twenty-year-old Cal returns from France to Britain after receiving news that his mother is ill. His finds his home city of Bristol facing hard economic times brought on by the global economic crisis, with poverty and crime on the rise and rioting and looting almost a nightly occurrence. It is not a warm homecoming as his sick mother remains stubbornly homophobic and wants nothing to do with the now openingly gay Cal while his battered Auntie Jane, now living in a run down council house, dulls her stagnation with welfare funded booze and disturbing attempts to sexually seduce her nephew. Navigating his way across this new landscape he meets a young student who needs his help. However his act of kindness brings him into contact with a lawless drug dealing pimp and a race against time to make peace with his mother and get out of town as quickly as possible. An intense tale of a family mired in poverty, angry and lost but still searching for love, respect and acceptance.

Clusters

Consequences Of Wrongdoing LGBTQ Movies

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Lgbt Gay Theme

Questions people ask

Is Cal sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is Cal scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is Cal easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does Cal end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Cal violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

9/ 100