Sebastian

Max is a 25-year-old freelance writer and aspiring novelist who seems well on his way to success in London’s cultural spheres. Yet by night, he finds a different kind of exhilaration as a sex worker with the pseudonym Sebastian, meeting men via an escorting platform. Max uses his experiences as Sebastian to fuel his stories and the worthy debut novel that he has been longing to write, finally seems within reach.

Keywords

  • Film Fest Gent !
  • Film Fest Gent (home)
  • LGBTQIA+
  • Sexplicit
  • Sundance Film Festival !
  • Addiction

Actors

  • Ruaridh Mollica
  • Hiftu Quasem
  • Jonathan Hyde
  • Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
  • Dylan Brady

Director

  • Mikko Mäkelä

Drama


1h 50min


-16

EN


FR

NL

United Kingdom
Belgium
Finland
2024
Max, a 25-year-old aspiring writer living in London, begins a double life as a sex worker in order to research his debut novel.

Max, a 25-year-old aspiring writer living in London, begins a double life as a sex worker in order to research his debut novel.


Max is a 25-year-old freelance writer and aspiring novelist who seems well on his way to success in London’s cultural spheres. Yet by night, he finds a different kind of exhilaration as a sex worker with the pseudonym Sebastian, meeting men via an escorting platform. Max uses his experiences as Sebastian to fuel his stories and the worthy debut novel that he has been longing to write, finally seems within reach.

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Cast & Crew