Trois nuits par semaine

That was a nice surprise to be honest. I was just looking for a movie to watch and it was the next screening available (the joy of unlimited cinema). This movie was co written by Florent Gouëlou / Javel Habibi a Drag Queen, trying to raise political questions and show his love for cinema on a monthly basis. Three Nights a Week is Gouëlou's first full length movie, and you see some clumsy moments and some clichés, but you clearly get the feeling that he loves what he is doing. The movie follows Baptiste, in a relationship with Samia for 8 years, who falls in love with Cookie Kunty, a Drag Queen he encouters while out with Samia for a photo project. You get to see the side of Drag that you rarely see, behind the show, behind the make up, behind the persona, and what it means for people around these magnificent and poetic Queens. The two main actors have good chemistry and they are quite cute together, you root for them quite fast, as they both bring each other some kind of comfort and happiness. You discover the Parisian Drag scene at the same time as Baptiste, and get to see him blossom from a very shy guy to someone who dances in front of everybody with his newly found friends. Gouëlou also gets to use his movie to share messages, about the violence they are faced with, the STDs they need to stay protected from, and the help they can actually get in some situations.