Cruising

An undercover agent in the nighttime underworld of New York

In Cruising (1980), Al Pacino plays a police officer who goes undercover in New York's gay S&M scene. He is tasked with finding a serial killer targeting homosexual men. Director William Friedkin takes you into the leather bars and dark streets of the early 1980s, where desire and danger constantly intersect.

Identity that slowly shifts

As the investigation progresses, the boundary between the agent and the world he plunges into becomes increasingly blurred. His own identity begins to waver. The film raises questions about who you are when you hide yourself, and what remains when the line between roles and reality blurs.

A controversial film with a lasting impact

Upon its release, Cruising faced fierce protests from the LGBT community. The film was criticized and reappropriated. Today, it is considered a cult film that balances between police thriller and fever dream, between exploitation and fascination. The discomfort the film evokes is precisely what makes it so relevant.

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