Sex(bcSpecial)

The fundamental question of what “sex” truly is remains ever-present in our minds. Is it merely desire, or is it something that defines us? Is the act of sex a mean of possessing another’s body, or is it a yearning for intimacy when our bodies collide?

In the first instalment of Dag Johan Haugerud’s Sex-Dreams-Love Trilogy, these questions are explored by two heterosexual married men who undergo unexpected experiences that challenge their perceptions of sexuality, gender, and identity. One, in his bewildering dream, encounters David Bowie, gazing at him as if he is a woman. The other has a sexual encounter with another man, without considering it either as an expression of homosexuality, or infidelity as long as he is being honest with his wife. Both begin to strip away the masks imposed by society, liberate themselves from conventional morality, and embark on a journey to uncover the unspoken truths behind sexual desire. Panorama, Berlinale.