"Director: Jon Shear"

• Urbania | DVD | (23/03/2009) from £5.49   |  Saving you £4.50 (81.97%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In the urban jungle of nocturnal New York Charlie traumatized by the violent gay bashing of his lover Chris by a darkly sexy thug has become a lost soul. He wanders the city in wide-eyed confusion a lonely man with both pent-up anger and sexual desire bubbling within him. With memories invading his mind Charlie hits the streets visiting an old friend having a quick but screwed-up sexual encounter and meeting a variety of strange storied characters. But he remains steadfast in his search for the man who ended his happiness. The intricately structured film builds to intensity as Charlie finds befriends and is forced to decide the fate of the man he lusts and loathes.

• Urbania | DVD | (12/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Charlie (Dan Futterman) is a tormented young gay man who has recently become romantically unattached. Unable to reconcile himself to the loss of his long term companion Charlie decides to live on the edge. One night as he aimlessly wanders the streets of downtown Manhattan he locks gaze with a mysterious stranger. This chance encounter marks the beginning of a nightmarish quest as he haunts the city nightly in an increasingly desperate attempt to find him. Charlie meets a host of bizarre characters on his journey each of whom recounts an urban myth. Charlie finds his borders of reality quickly shifting - the lines separating past and present truth and illusion hate and healing gay and straight have been blurred. As a result the urban myths that are imparted - the man with the stolen kidney the poodle in the microwave - as well as his own visions fuse to create a new reality round him. Disturbed and dejected Charlie decides to punish those people responsible for his misery. 'Urbania' is a provocative sexually charged noir that probes the powerful and the trancendant nature of love