The man I love

IRA SACHS / United States / 2026 / Fiction / 95 min

Screenings

Tuesday 29/09 – 07:30 p.m.
Galicine (CC Ponte Vella)

Thursday 01/10 – 10:00 p.m.
Galicine (CC Ponte Vella)

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Synopsis

In the vibrant New York of the late 80s, Jimmy George (Rami Malik), a well-known artist in the underground scene, goes through a decisive moment in his life in which, despite everything, beauty and love are still possible.

Awards

2026 Cannes Film Festival (France) Nomination for the Palme d’Or

Datasheet

Direction Ira Sachs

Screenplay Ira Sachs, Mauricio Zacharias

Photography Josée Deshaies

Edition Afonso Gonçalves

Music Asthon Campbell (Coordinador)

Production Design Tommy Love

Costume Design Megan Gray

Starring Rami Malek, Tom Sturridge, Rebecca Hall, Luther Ford

Production Big Creek Projects, Sbs Productions

Distribution Bteam

Ira Sachs

Tennessee / United States, 1965

Ira Sachs is one of the most important directors of contemporary American queer independent cinema. In 2009, he founded Queer|Art. He directed The Delta (1997), Forty Shades of Blue (2005), Married Life (2007), Keep the Lights On (2012), Love Is Strange (2014), Little Men (2016), Passages (2023), and Peter Hujar’s Day (2025).