GERONTOPHILIA

(2013) Lake (Pier-Gabriel Lajoie) is a handsome young French-Canadian guy with a girlfriend named Desiree and a mother who drinks a little too much.  He also has a penchant for drawing, but when his mother gets him a job as an aide in a nursing home that's just hired her, Lake also finds another passion that takes him off-guard: a sexual attraction not just for men, but for much, much older men.  After meeting the elderly Mr. Peabody, who regales Lake with his stories and ends up charming the boy without even trying, Lake plans to help the old man break out of the home when he learns the staff there use psychotropic drugs to keep their charges in check.  With Bruce La Bruce directing/writing, I expected a lot more softcore porn/erotica, but was pleasantly surprised when it seemed the filmmaker was attempting to take the high road here.  Still, a so-so script and average acting don't bring this much above what you'd expect for a low-budget indie, made by a director who still could have - definitely should have - tried for something a bit deeper, given the subject matter.  (unrated) 5/10 stars