Mutt (2023) - Adult Drama

Mutt 2023 Adult Drama Movie
Mutt
2023
1h 27m
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Lio Mehiel and Cole Doman in Mutt (2023)

Within the space of 24 hours, Feña is swept through the extremes of human emotion when people who seemed to disappear when he transitioned are suddenly back in his life.
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Within the space of 24 hours, Feña is swept through the extremes of human emotion when people who seemed to disappear when he transitioned are suddenly back in his life.

Director
Vuk Lungulov-Klotz
Writer
Vuk Lungulov-Klotz
Stars
Lio MehielCole DomanMiMi Ryder

Mutt (film)

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Mutt
Directed by Vuk Lungulov-Klotz
Written by Vuk Lungulov-Klotz
Produced by
Vuk Lungulov-Klotz
Alexander Stegmaier
Stephen Scott Scarpulla
Jennifer Kuczaj
Joel Michaely
Starring
Lío Mehiel
Cole Doman
Mimi Ryder
Alejandro Goic
Cinematography Matthew Pothier
Edited by Adam Dicterow
Music by
James William Blades
Taul Katz
Production
companies
Strange Animal Entertainment
Mongoose Picture House
Aspire Studios
Lucky 12 Productions
Spark Features
Distributed by Strand Releasing
Release date
January 23, 2023 (Sundance)
Running time 87 minutes
Country United States
Languages
English
Spanish
Mutt is a 2023 drama film directed, written and produced by Vuk Lungulov-Klotz in his feature directorial debut.

The film had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2023 where actor Lío Mehiel won the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Best Acting.

Premise
In one day, Feña, a trans man, rekindles his relationships with his foreign father, his straight ex-boyfriend and his estranged younger half-sister after having lost touch with them since his gender transitioning.

Cast
Lío Mehiel as Feña, a trans man in his 20s
Cole Doman as John, Feña's straight ex-boyfriend
MiMi Ryder as Zoe, Feña's estranged younger half-sister
Alejandro Goic as Pablo, Feña's father
Sarah Herrman as Jenny, a young woman Feña meets in a night club who's also John's cousin
Jari Jones as Fiona, Feña's roommate
Jasai Chase Owens as Aidan, Feña's friend[1]
Ben Groh as Mark, Feña's friend[2]
Production
During the Deadline Studio panel at Sundance Film Festival, Lungulov-Klotz revealed that he wrote the script of Mutt six years prior and recalled the experience as "trying to place all of his fears in the film".[3] The principal photography began at the start of fall 2022.[4]

Release
Mutt had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, on January 23, 2023.[5] At the premiere, the film screened with open captions after jury walkout due to a captioning malfunction three days prior.[6] The film had its international premiere during the Generation 14plus program at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival and won Special Mention award.[7][8] In April 2023, Strand Releasing acquired distribution rights to the film.[9]