Apartment Zero
Apartment Zero is a political thriller from Argentina. Directed by Argentineborn screenwriter Martin Donovan and starring Hart Bochner and Colin Firth, the film is suffused with homoerotic overtones and moments of black comedy. The film was produced in 1988 and premiered at film festivals throughout 1989.
As his theater, Cine York, loses more and more money, Adrian advertises for a roommate to share his apartment. After several unsatisfactory applicants he meets the handsome, charming, and macho American Jack Carney Bochner. Adrian is clearly attracted to Jack and Jack is clearly aware of it. Jack agrees to take the room. They quickly settle into a domestic routine, with Adrian taking over laundry and cooking duties for Jack and Jack joining Adrian for films at his cinema. They also begin to bond emotionally.In contrast to Adrians standoffishness, Jack establishes relationships with several of the neighbors, a rather odd bunch. Adrian, upset and jealous, lashes out at Jack, telling him that the neighbors arent to be trusted. Despite Adrians jealousy Jack continues to socialize with several of them, including becoming sexually involved with a female neighbor with implications that hes similarly involved with two of the male neighbors as well. ........
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