Gay Themed Movies from Spain
Cinematic journeys of love, identity, and freedom.
When Carlos, Ander’s ex-partner, shows up to discuss the future of Beicon – the dog they once shared – Ander shuts him down, refusing any conversation. But Carlos won’t leave without getting what he wants.
A quiet, tender drama about grief, family wounds, lockdown loneliness, and an unexpected connection between two strangers.
A beautiful look at early 20th-century Trieste through the eyes of a young man discovering that life is much more than what his wealthy family taught him.
A summer party in Barcelona turns quietly devastating in La verbena (2024), as old feelings, buried truths, and one badly timed reunion begin to crack the illusion of a happy future.
Pedro Almodóvar’s Strange Way of Life is a queer western shaped less by gunfire than by regret. With Pedro Pascal and Ethan Hawke trading longing, pride, and old pain, the film turns a reunion into a tense reckoning between love and duty.
A Stormy Night is a quiet indie drama about two men who spend one long night together in New York during a storm, slowly opening up about love, fear, identity, and the complicated nature of modern relationships.
A gritty Spanish queer crime drama where an escape becomes a road trip from hell, and love turns into the most reckless decision of all.
Director: Antonio Hens
Fine Young Men (2024) takes us into a Catholic boys’ school where money, machismo and politics matter more than truth. Alf comes back from a year away, falls for Oliver’s world, then betrays him in one desperate move to stay “one of the guys”. One party, one lie and a guilt you can’t wash off.
A lively 90s Madrid, a straight preschool teacher, her promiscuous gay best friend and one new man who quietly detonates everything between them. Amor de hombre looks like a light queer comedy, but underneath the jokes it’s a messy little story about jealousy, fear, HIV scares and the dangerous comfort of “we have each other”.
A warm, funny and quietly intimate story about two childhood friends who reconnect, tease, flirt, and accidentally fall into each other’s gravity during one summer by the sea.
In the heart of Madrid, twelve strangers collide in a heatwave of sex, chaos, and accidental love stories — one of Spain’s most daring gay films.
Joaquín, a young man from an upper-class Peruvian family, struggles to come to terms with his homosexuality while navigating the rigid expectations of his conservative parents and elite society. As he experiments with love, sex, and rebellion, his secret life begins to unravel — threatening everything he’s been taught to hide.
My Straight Son is a heartfelt story about fatherhood, acceptance, and personal growth, with strong messages against discrimination.
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A comedy about actors and their fragilities, but also (and above all) about directors and their miseries.
Director: Salvador Sunyer
Struggling martial artist and dancer Bruno loves his girlfriend Carla, but when he meets fellow dancer Rai, serious sparks begin to fly, opening the couple up to new possibilities. A new generation navigates sexual fluidity, torn affections, and open relationships in this steamy love triangle. But once Bruno’s clandestine encounters with Rai are revealed, a confused and hurt Carla kicks him out. But she simply doesn’t want to give up on her love. Eventually she agrees that Bruno can date them both as long as he keeps his life with Rai relatively separate
An emotional and intense short film by Paco Torres that delves into the deep wounds of childhood abuse, injustice, and the relentless pursuit of revenge.
Paul is a young pianist who falls for his idol, the world-famous Richard Kennington. Their brief affair in Spain leads to a web of lies and broken hearts, forcing Paul to decide what he is willing to sacrifice for a place in the music world.
It follows an angst-ridden father, Santiago, whose emotional crisis is exacerbated by a complex and intense relationship with his teenage daughter who seeks to break free from him.
On a hot summer morning, Arnau accompanies his mother to her workplace, a luxury house. There Arnau meets Javier for whom he has an instant crush. Thinking he has no chance, Arnau brushes it off and believes that he will never see him again. But it’s not like that.
Victor returns to his childhood home in Bulgaria for his grandfather’s funeral, and decides to stay for the summer.
Director: Venci Kostov
