Pet Shop Days Explained

Pet Shop Days
Director:Olmo Schnabel
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English

Pet Shop Days[1] (formerly titled Pet Shop Boys) is a 2023 British romantic thriller drama film written by Jack Irv, Olmo Schnabel and Galen Core, directed by Schnabel and starring Darío Yazbek Bernal, Irv, Willem Dafoe and Peter Sarsgaard.[2] It premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 3, 2023.[3] [4]

Plot

After fleeing his well-to-do family in Mexico, Alejandro arrives in New York and meets a young man named Jack, eventually seducing him and drawing him into his criminal life.

Cast

Reception

The film has a 29% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on seven reviews.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Donnelly. Matt. August 17, 2023. Willem Dafoe Confronts Lingerie Robber in 'Pet Shop Days,' First Look at Venice Debut From Olmo Schnabel (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. August 19, 2023.
  2. Web site: Bajer. Ted. Pet Shop Boys: Plot, Cast, Release Date, and Everything Else We Know. April 2, 2023. MovieWeb. April 18, 2023.
  3. Web site: Tartaglione . Nancy . 2023-07-25 . Venice Film Festival Lineup: Mann, Lanthimos, Fincher, DuVernay, Cooper, Besson, Coppola, Hamaguchi In Competition; Polanski, Allen, Anderson, Linklater Out Of Competition – Full List . 2023-07-26 . Deadline . en-US.
  4. Web site: Gilchrist . Todd . 2023-09-03 . 'Pet Shop Days' Review: Two Men With Daddy Issues Attract One Another, and Trouble, in Promising Nepo Debut . 2023-09-03 . Variety . en-US.
  5. Web site: Pet Shop Days (2023) . AV Club . G/O Media . 4 September 2023.
  6. Web site: Pet Shop Days. Rotten Tomatoes. December 7, 2023.