Three lovers spin in a vortex of pent-up desire and resentment in Ira Sachs’ fresh, honest and acerbically funny take on messy, modern relationships. Just like its dynamic leads—Franz Rogowski, Adèle Exarchopoulos and Ben Whishaw—this refreshingly fluid relationship drama simply oozes sex appeal.

Surfaces appear diamond-hard in this modern melodrama, but expensive looks can be deceiving. Gliding through white middle-class America with serene sadness, actor Dina Korzun is astonishing as a detached interloper in Ira Sachs’s masterful film of betrayal, heartache, and hushed ecstasy.

Anchored by a magnetic central performance, this free-form short captures both the thrill and isolation of New York City life. Ira Sachs borrows from cinéma vérité and TV melodrama to craft an intimate and intriguing portrait of a woman grappling with her own uncertain sexuality and gender identity.