Written And Directed by Tom Frederic
Jacob: "I'll have to find us a room. The cubicles get so busy this time of year."
Aseem: "I know, right?"
As part of Pride Month, my reviews for LGBT themed movies will sometimes extend to short ones as well. How does a subtle Christmas themed one set in a gay sauna sound? Surprisingly, not a bad choice, lol.
The cute but somewhat standoffish Jacob (Tom Frederic) visits a local gay sauna but also rejected every single guy who took the slightest interest in him. One of those guys included Aseem (Kumar Munlandy) but as this short film progressed, things would changed.
Notably because everyone else would turn into a zombie and both Jacob and Aseem were the only two not infected. Saying that, Jacob wasn't initially a team player and rationed that his odds of survival were better without Aseem. Jacob would soon be proven wrong in that regard.
It turned out that despite his reluctance, working with Aseem to not get infected by zombies was actually a smart idea. Play acting as a zombie also helped a bit. Aseem did need a bit of persuasion with that though but at least there was a spark between him and Jacob.
Naturally while trying to survive a zombie plague, a romance between Jacob and Aseem factored into things. In fact, it was this along with Aseem being infected that sort of snapped Jacob back to reality. The zombie stuff was a dream of sorts, Jacob became more receptive to his environment and we ended things with him and Aseem going to get a room together.
- The film was set in Chariots gay sauna in Vauxhall, London. The business has since closed down.
- Aseem gave Jacob back his necklace at the start of their encounter with Jacob realising it wasn't on right later in the movie.
- There was a moment I thought Jacob was trying to use a broom handle for stakes before it was revealed that he was using it to help him and Aseem breathe underwater.
- Chronology: Christmas time in London. It's influenced by A Christmas Carol.
Sauna The Dead: A Fairy Tale was an enjoyable bit of gay horror. I've seen better and worse and while the commentary about how men consume each other might have been a bit obvious, it didn't detract from things. The Jacob/Aseem team up was rather sweet.
Rating: 7 out of 10
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