Disco Boy

But what the Italian director Giacomo Abbruzzese, on his feature debut, has done with this hoary premise is extraordinary.

While the plot itself is a little nebulous, the atmosphere that Abbruzzese creates, through a hypnotic, pulsing electronic score and Rogowski’s febrile presence, is unnerving and intense.

Disco Boy drives by with a certain striking aesthetic that can be hypnotic, and Rogowski is a sufficiently charismatic actor, enough to generate empathy. [Full review in Spanish]

Alex and Jomo’s stories eventually becoming intertwined is not just a clever narrative trick, though it does provide emotionally powerful results.