Benji encounters Jake at an airport gate, sensing attraction. Their relationship unfolds through Amsterdam trips and intimacy, revealing complex power dynamics.
Benji encounters Jake at an airport gate, sensing attraction. Their relationship unfolds through Amsterdam trips and intimacy, revealing complex power dynamics.
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Departures (2026) charts the intense, toxic romance between Benji (Lloyd Eyre-Morgan) and Jake (David Tag), sparked at an airport gate and deepened through secret Amsterdam getaways blending passion, hookups, and emotional manipulation.
Post-breakup, Benji spirals through addiction, body image struggles, and fleeting encounters, confronting toxic masculinity and identity via raw flashbacks and dark humor.
Lloyd Eyre-Morgan and Neil Ely co-direct the 82-minute British queer indie drama with Tyler Conti, Liam Boyle, Lorraine Stanley, and Saira Choudhry, made by working-class LGBTQ+ filmmakers.