A famous painter creates a triangle in a young couple's marriage.A famous painter creates a triangle in a young couple's marriage.A famous painter creates a triangle in a young couple's marriage.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Photos
Vince Corazza
- Matt
- (as Vincent Corazza)
Chris Sigurdson
- Complimentary Customer
- (as Christopher Sigurdson)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFilm debut of Thom Allison.
- GoofsA newspaper headline in the defunct Winnipeg Tribune uses the American spelling of "favored". The Winnipeg Tribune would have used the Canadian spelling "favoured".
- Crazy credits"POOR SUPER MAN" was developed by CanState, Toronto, Bob Baker Artistic Director, Martin Bragg Artistic Producer
- ConnectionsReferences Smallville (2001)
- SoundtracksFreedom
Performed by Pattii McMath
Written by Pattii McMath
Produced by Ian Armstrong and Dave McMath
© 2002 Courtesy Pattii McMath
Featured review
Far underrated
Two hot-bodied hunks dominate this Canadian gay drama about an artist who falls in love with a married "straight" guy. This independent Canadian drama from Brad Fraser, the writer of Love and Human Remains focues on David, a controversial gay painter in the remote Canadian province of Manitoba. His financial success has brought him fame, money and a dull life. He basically hangs out with Kryla, a straight woman and Shannon, an HIV positive trans woman who is also his roommate. To get some inspiration, he takes a job as a waiter at a small cafe run by a married couple, Matt and Violet. The last thing he expects to do is fall in love with Matt, but that's just what happens. David starts painting again -- homages to Matt, his new love wreaking havoc on the marriage and on David. While Leaving Metropolis feels like an old-style "gay movie" -- poor writing and stilted characters, it does have something to recommend. There are several fairly intense sex scenes, both straight and gay and these two guys aren't shy about showing us their bodies. No full-frontal nude shots, but plenty of underwear and chest showing and these two boys have a lot to look at. After some research we learned that the film is based on Fraser's stage play Poor Super Man which had a whole different premise to it. The play emphasized David's personal feelings toward the comic book hero Superman and how he was just as perfect as his hero. Of course, what the play was showing was that no one is perfect. Unfortunately that storyline has been trimmed down in the film. Just a simple gay melodrama with some sweet skin.
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- May 31, 2004
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Покидая Метрополис
- Filming locations
- Assiniboine Athletic Club, 401 - 83 Garry Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada(as Assiniboine Gym, workout scenes with David spotting Kryla)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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