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'Consequences' is a 2018 Slovenian drama film directed by Darko tante.[Boyd van Hoeij, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/consequences-posiedice-review-1147716 "'Consequences' ('Posiedice'): Film Review | TIFF 2018"]. 'The Hollywood Reporter', 1 October 2018.] Billed as the first LGBT-themed film ever made in Slovenia,[Jude Dry, [https://www.indiewire.com/2019/08/consequences-review-slovenia-first-gay-film-lgbt-1202162996/ "'Consequences' Review: Slovenia's First LGBTQ Film Is a Sexy Study of Male Rage"]. 'IndieWire', 3 August 2019.] the film stars Matej Zemlji as Andrej, a troubled teenager who is sentenced to a stint in a youth detention center following a series of petty crimes, and finds himself sexually and romantically attracted to eljko (Timon turbej), the tough and charismatic self-appointed group leader of the boys in the center.[Dennis Harvey, [https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/consequences-review-1202941923/ "Film Review: 'Consequences'"]. 'Variety', 27 September 2018.]
The film had its theatrical premiere in the Discovery program at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival,[ before having its first screening in Slovenia at the Festival of Slovenian Film.][Jeremy Kay, [https://www.screendaily.com/news/slovenian-tiff-premiere-consequences-sells-to-france-exclusive/5132614.article "Slovenian TIFF premiere 'Consequences' sells to France"]. 'Screen Daily', 13 September 2018.] It won several awards at the Festival of Slovenian Film, including Best Director, Best Actor (Zemlji), Best Supporting Actor (turbej), the Audience Award and the Slovenian Film Critics' Jury Award.[Damijan Vinter, [https://www.filmneweurope.com/news/slovenia-news/item/116978-festivals-my-last-year-as-a-loser-wins-the-festival-of-slovenian-film-in-portoroz-2018 "FESTIVALS: My Last Year as a Loser Wins the Festival of Slovenian Film in Portoro 2018"]. 'Film New Europe', 17 September 2019.]
The film was released theatrically in Slovenia in October 2018,[ and had limited international distribution in 2019.][Jude Dry, [https://www.indiewire.com/2019/07/consequences-trailer-first-gay-film-slovenia-lgbt-1202156963/ "'Consequences' Trailer: First Queer Slovenian Film Looks Like 'Beach Rats' on Acid"]. 'IndieWire', July 11, 2019.]
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