Written and directed by Lara Gallagher
Starring Sydney Sweeney, Otmara Marrero and Ramsey
Running time: 1 hour and 30 minutes

by Matthew Crump

Where some films blindly romanticise queer age gap relationships, Clementine dares you to understand the social pressures and dangerous behaviors that lead to them. While it is true that queer people do harm each other, it’s important to acknowlege that this kind of inter-community destruction is learned from heteropatriarchal ideals. Lara Jean Gallagher’s debut feature film is bold and challenging storytelling that, after a bit of squirming, will leave you with a deeper understanding of queer cycles of abuse.