Compelling, highly erotic and disturbing.

Netflix will stop streaming Strangers by the Lake (2013) on the 13^th. It’s been on my queue for months, but I never got around to it. When I saw the cutoff notice, I thought it was now or never. I’m glad I watched it. I found it to be compelling, highly erotic and disturbing. I don’t think I’ve seen so much male nudity in a non-porn film. Some of the guys are quite nice to look at, and the main character is slim, boyishly cute and nice, so he was certainly my type. I was surprised that some of the sex, which there is a considerable amount for a non-porn film, was real and not simulated. But not all of the guys are what most would consider hot or sexy. There are many chubby men, and middle aged men, and even a few older men. This lake is where they go to let it hang out. They don’t hide their bodies from one another or their sexuality. It’s all out in the open. But physical desire can cloud judgment. Budding friendships are put on hold if there’s a chance to be with an attractive man in the bushes. And if you discover that the guy you’ve been longing for might be dangerous, you put yourself at risk and you compromise your morals for the chance to have a few fleeting encounters with him knowing you could end up dead or sent to prison as an accessory.