Cronenberg Meets Activism in Victor Di Marco and Márcio Picoli’s Queer BDSM Drama ‘London’

Source: www.variety.com · Section: entertainment-sports · Bias: Center · Published: Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:21:27 GMT

As they worked on their long-gestating first feature, “London,” Brazilian filmmakers Victor Di Marco and Márcio Picoli dove headfirst into cinematic portrayals of disability. What they found was frustrating: often infantilized and overreliant characters in condescending stories that looked at disability as “punishment” or something that “needed fixing.” Their Venice Critics’ Week character study sets […]

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