Paris 05:59: Théo & Hugo

Paris 05:59: Théo & Hugo (French: Théo et Hugo dans le même bateau; also known as Theo and Hugo in some territories) is a 2016 French erotic romantic drama film written and directed by Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau. It was shown in the Panorama section at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.^[1] The film won the Audience Award at the Berlin Festival's 2016 Teddy Awards.^[2]

Paris 05:59: Théo & Hugo
Theatrical release poster
French	Théo et Hugo dans le même bateau
Directed by	Olivier Ducastel Jacques Martineau
Written by	Olivier Ducastel Jacques Martineau
Produced by	Emmanuel Chaumet
Starring	Geoffrey Couët François Nambot
Cinematography	Manuel Marmier
Edited by	Pierre Deschamps
Music by	Karelle+Kuntur
Production companies	Ecce Films Epicentre Films
Distributed by	Epicentre Films
Release dates	15 February 2016 (2016-02-15) (Berlin) 27 April 2016 (2016-04-27) (France)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The film stars Geoffrey Couët and François Nambot as two gay men who meet during the film's opening 20-minute scene at L'Impact, a gay sex club,^[3] and follows them as they get to know each other during the next two hours, biking and walking in northeast Paris, visiting a hospital, riding the metro, and visiting one's apartment, encountering a woman on the Paris Métro and a counter server in a kebab shop.^[4] The action of the film begins at 4:27 am and concludes at 5:59 am.^[5] The film received favourable reviews from critics.

Production

The film was filmed over the course of 15 days, including nine nights, on a small budget. The original script set the film over the course of 28 days, but was later changed to occur during real-time in the course of 93 minutes in the early morning hours.^{[citation needed]}

Cast

• Geoffrey Couët as Théo
• François Nambot as Hugo

Reception

The film received favourable reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes it has an approval rating of 92% with an average score of 6.90/10 out of 25 critics,^[6] while on Metacritic it has a score of 74% out of 11 critics.^[7]