The new gay drama Passages, starring Ben Whishaw and Franz Rogowski, stirred up controversy before it was even released, which is a great sign for those of us who enjoy the saucier side of cinema. The Motion Picture Association threw down the hammer by giving Passages an NC-17 rating. The film’s director Ira Sachs called this:
“…A form of cultural censorship that is quite dangerous, particularly in a culture which is already battling, in such extreme ways, the possibility of LGBT imagery to exist.”
Sachs and his team made the move to forego a rating entirely. While we are disappointed that the MPAA found the need to stamp Passages with an NC-17 rating, we do wonder if the buzz helped the movie in the long run. Sex sells, honey!
So what is Passages about? Ben Whishaw plays one half of a gay couple opposite Franz Rogowski. Franz has wondering eyes, and falls for a woman played by Blue Is The Warmest Color actress Adèle Exarchopoulos.
Find out what happens and see all the steamiest moments after the NSFW jump!