Topics / Sep. 02, 2021
Have you been laying back in the sling chair by the swimming pool this summer? Waiting for smoking hot bears to pass by from the pool soaked? Maybe you have, maybe you haven't. But don't fret, for GagaTai is here for you with a truckload of eye-candy (or, rather, 6 loads) to make up for everything you missed. So if you think summer is coming to an end, think again. Here are six films available on GagaOOLala that feature the most "summery" gay elements. Get ready to be chilled or should we say... get hotter!
5 Lessons in Happiness - Little Man | Origin Shorts Film | Taiwan
Hsuan is a professional swimmer insecure about his “size” since he was young. He is unable to land a boyfriend because of this, and getting laid is completely out of the question. During a race, his swimsuit comes off, and his small secret is exposed to everyone there. After a month in isolation, Hsuan is encouraged by a friend to go back to the pool again. He then runs into his junior classmate, Fong, who he had a crush on. Will he overcome his shame and finally find love?
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Estero | Movie | Argentina, Brazil, France
Matias and Jeronimo have known each other since childhood. Their friendship takes a new turn during the holiday before starting high school when they both experience their sexual awakening. They then lose contact due to Matias’s father’s decision to move to Brazil. Years later, Matias returns to his old town for the carnival with his girlfriend. He unexpectedly runs into Jeronimo. Old feelings will soon rekindle, but at what price?
"A familiar tale told with lyricism and sensitivity."-Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter
Rotten Tomatoes 100% perfect rating!
Sweet Boy | Movie | Thailand
Nack is a 17-year-old boy whose life focuses only on studying. Stepping into the last year of high school, he begins to feel lonely and pressured. As the graduation and entrance examinations draw closer, he begins to learn about sex and love for the first time in his life. He has to face questions about the morality of his homosexual love. What will he do?
★The Thai BL movie you've been waiting for has arrived!
Gymnasium Baby | Movie | Japan
Swimming team ace Jun loses his place in the high school swimming contest to Naoki and is forced to quit due to the diagnose of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, but Naoki is secretly in love with Jun and asks Jun to be his coach. One night, after being confessed and kissed by Naoki by the swimming pool……
Gymnasium Baby had the same production crew as the film Doukyusei, the two films also shared some similarities in aspects like characters and plot sets. Both films’ protagonists are played by Nakamura Yuichi, who did an exceptional portraying two different heroes. Famous stageplay actors Takahashi Yuta and Kubo Sho also took part in the production of Gymnasium Baby.
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Bromance | Movie | Argentina
It is said to be the Argentinean male version of Y tu mama Tambien. Daniel, Adrian, and Santiago three best friends embark on a vacation to the beach. As 20s-year-old young men, their bodies and minds are caught captive by their Hormones and Androgen. Meanwhile, they meet a beautiful young girl named Juli, who enjoyed taking pictures of the bodies of young guys. As she comes closer and closer with her camera, the friendships between the three start to crumble. A trip that is supposed to be peaceful and relaxing suddenly shifts into chaos fulls of sex, romance, and even confrontations. Everyone gets their own epiphany, they’re forced to face their true self and engage in the reality of becoming an adult.
Dark Blue and Moonlight | Series | Taiwan
Hai Qing is an 18-year-old young adult who got into swimming in the summer which he failed the exam for university. Yan Fei who took responsibility for the mistake made by his department in his company goes to a swimming lesson. Disturbed by his thoughts, Yan Fei who almost drowned is saved by Hai Qing. After taking a shower, Yan Fei sits in the changing room and is still in shock. Hai Qing wants to check if he's okay but hesitates. The time freezes when they make eye contact, then Yan Fei kisses Hai-ching out of an impulse.
It is only when I got to know you did I realize how tender the dark blue under the moonlight can be.
