In the darkness of his bedroom, a promise for his own sanity as a young gay German-Iranian man“ I am the future,” Parvis (Benjamin Radjaipour) mutters to himself. No Hard Feelings, Parvis confronts the direction of his future and the duplexity of his own identity against the backdrop of Germany’s refugee programme in Faraz Shariat’s debut feature.

Parvis’ nonchalant life of Grindr hookups and hazy gay club raves is interrupted whenever he’s caught stealing and offered community solution during the refugee shelter that is local. Read more →