The Lawyer

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The Lawyer

2020

1h 37m

Drama

Romance

LGBTQ+

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A gay corporate lawyer makes an unexpected connection with a Syrian refugee who works as a webcam model.

David Reddish

Queerty

03/20/2022

3/4

Viewers will no doubt debate if the story theyve just seen is a romantic dreamor a total nightmare.

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Ben Turner

The Pink Lens

08/31/2021

3/5

Die-hard romantics will love this film, which is a very twenty-first century fairytale of love overcoming all the odds. For the more cynical, there are holes that can easily be picked here.

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Matthew St. Clair

Cinema Sentries

09/23/2020

Actor Dogac Yildiz does a fine job at refusing to play Ali as a figure of martyrdom.

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

09/11/2020

Although the movie's screenwriting and acting have minor flaws, The Lawyer is worth watching for the overall story ... The movie makes an unforgettable point of showing how the negative effects of a war reach far beyond the borders of the country at war.

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

04/06/2020

4/5

This is a remarkably sensitive film that touches on universal emotions as well as societal issues both within the gay community and in the wider world

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Alistair Ryder

Vague Visages

04/03/2020

Zabarauskas' film is about how stereotypical signifiers of identity can often overshadow characteristics that speak to a person's true self. But The Lawyer ends up becoming as simplified as what it was setting out to subvert.

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Jon F

@RT44721479 04/30/2023

I thought this was a very good movie dealing with a complicated issue. A little slow at the beginning, it improves with time. Of course a Lithuanian and Syrian man would converse in English, and both actors do a very good job. I have had a similar relationship and it is a spiders web of conflicting problems and the film does try to address some of them matters. I think it is a brave film dealing with a sensitive subject in all three countries, Lithuania, Syria and Serbia. I can only recommend the film. Also we didn't have to suffer the often bleak ending in many gay movies.

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12/06/2021

The rich and deserving topic cannot compensate for the subpar script and mediocre acting.

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Romas Zabarauskas

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Eimutis Kvosciauskas

Marius

Daria Ekamasova

Darya

Aistė Diržiūtė

Emilija

Denisas Kolomyckis

Lukas

Dogac Yildiz

Ali

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Synopsis

A gay corporate lawyer makes an unexpected connection with a Syrian refugee who works as a webcam model.

Director: Romas Zabarauskas
Producer: Romas Zabarauskas
Screenwriter: Romas Zabarauskas
Production Co: Naratyvas
Genre: Drama, Romance, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 18, 2020
Runtime: 1h 37m