Protect Me From What I Want

Protect Me From What I Want

Directed by Dominic Leclerc

Produced by Whitley-Leclerc Productions

200914 min5.9 / 10

A intimate short film exploring the collision between desire and shame in a young gay man caught between cultural identity and sexual awakening.

Saleem is an Indian student living in Leeds with his parents. He meets Daz at a gay cruising spot, and they have a night of mutually enjoyable sex. Saleem is nonetheless ashamed of himself and what he has done the next day.

Questions people ask

  • Is Protect Me From What I Want violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Protect Me From What I Want sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does Protect Me From What I Want end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is Protect Me From What I Want scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Protect Me From What I Want easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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34/ 100

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Rarity68

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Surprise23

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Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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