Jim Queen (18)

Wednesday 11 Nov 2026 - 20:30
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Runtime: 90 mins (approx.)

When Paris's top gay icon contracts a bizarre virus that threatens to turn him straight, he embarks on an absurd quest across the city's subcultures to find a cure. Selected for the Midnight Screenings at Cannes, Jim Queen is a laugh-out-loud, boundary-pushing comedy for lovers of wild, unapologetic animation.

Films in this programme

Jim Queen

Dir. Marco Nguyen, Nicolas Athané // France

Jim, sexy icon of the Parisian gay scene, sees his life turned upside down when he contracts Heterosis, a strange virus that transforms gay men... into heterosexuals! It’s then everyone turns their backs on him except for his last follower (and first admirer), Lucien, a young man who struggles to assume himself. Together, they will leave in search of a mysterious remedy capable of healing Jim and preventing the extinction of homosexuality...