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Shortbus

Country: USA, Language: English, 101 mins

  • Director: John Cameron Mitchell
  • Writer: John Cameron Mitchell
  • Producer: Wouter Barendrecht; Alexis Fish

CGiii Comment

When pornography meets arthouse...meets imagination...meets intelligence.

This will definitely not be to everyone’s taste. Watch it to see why...

The last scene is a triumph – deeply involving, deeply moving.

A landmark.

An important film.


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The(ir) Blurb...

Numerous New York City dwellers come to the exclusive club Shortbus to work out problems in their sexual relationships. Rob and Sophia are a happily married couple, except for the fact that she has never experienced sexual climax. This irony follows her to work because she is a couples counselor who frequently has to deal with the sexual issues other couples have. Two of her patients are Jamie and James, a gay couple who have been monogamous for five years and counting. James wants to bring other men in to the relationship, and his own history with depression may hint at an ulterior motive. Ceth (pronounced Seth) may be the perfect addition to their family, but Caleb, a voyeur from across the street, may have his own ideas about that. Sophia visits Severin, a dominatrix with secrets of her own to reveal.

Cast & Characters

Sook-Yin Lee as Sofia;
Paul Dawson as James;
Lindsay Beamish as Severin;
PJ DeBoy as Jamie;
Raphael Barker as Rob;
Peter Stickles as Caleb, the Stalker;
Jay Brannan as Ceth;
Alan Mandell as Tobias, the Mayor;
Adam Hardman as Jesse, the John;
Ray Rivas as Shabbos Goy;
Bitch as Bitch / Shortbus House Band;
Shanti Carson as Leah, the Beautiful Couple;
Justin Hagan as Brad;
Jan Hilmer as Nick, the Beautiful Couple;
Stephen Kent Jusick as Creamy