This is a sexy little movie. A young man goes out to a place in Strasbourg, France, where hustlers pick up tricks. He's not a hustler, and he's definitely not a John. It's a Tuesday night, and not much is happening, and the young man strikes up a conversation with a real hustler, who is not getting any work that evening. The hustler claims to be straight. After cautious comments back and forth, the hustler starts to trust the newbie. They share cigarettes, they share a cab. Not much happens in this slice of life, and I con't know why the English title is "Uproar." But the film is evocative and memorable, and the guys are appealing.

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