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Plainclothes

Carmen Emmi
LGBTQIA+ 2025 95 min United States
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Synopsis

A sensual and introspective journey into desire, memory, and self-awareness

In late 1990s New York, while celebrating New Year’s Eve with his family, Lucas recalls a disturbing experience. A few months earlier, as an undercover police officer, he spent his days seducing gay men to arrest them. But everything changed when he met Andrew. What began as another setup became something far more intense and intimate.

Cast/Avec

  • Tom BLYTH
  • Russell TOVEY
  • Maria DIZZIA

Screenplay

  • Carmen EMMI

Cinematographer

  • Ethan Palmer

Sound

  • Kim Patrick

Music

  • Emily Wells

Production

  • Colby COTE
  • Arthur LANDON
  • Vanessa PANTLEY
  • Eric PODWALL

Age classification

  • 16+

Screenings

Saturday 07 March 2026 18:45
Lieux : Ciné Utopia
Audio : English
Subtitles : English
Screening : 1st Screening
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Thursday 12 March 2026 14:00
Lieux : Cinémathèque @Théâtre des Capucins
Audio : English
Subtitles : English
Screening : 2nd Screening
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Carmen Emmi

Carmen Emmi
Carmen Emmi

Carmen Emmi is an American director and screenwriter based in New York. He studied at USC School of Cinematic Arts, before starting his career as an independent cinematographer. His first feature-film, Plainclothes (2025) had its world premiere at Sundance.

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Filmography

  • Plainclothes 2025
  • The Forrest Boys (short) 2014
  • The Abandoned (short) 2013
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