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The plot unfolds on Valentine's Day in New Jersey. A young intersex sex worker must flee the mafia after a drug bust forces him to confront his past. Every once in a while, a film comes along with such an innovative perspective that it's not only refreshing but sometimes falters by trying to cover too much ground, as if no one will ever make a film like this again and every possible angle and plot point needs to be thoroughly analyzed. As a result, some specificity is traded for breadth, meaning that even what should seem bold and novel becomes familiar. Director: Esteban Arango Writer: River Gallo Stars: River Gallo, Dylan O'Brien, Victoria Pedretti That's one way of saying that Ponyboi, from director Esteban Arango (based on a script written by star River Gallo, who expands on the duo's 2019 short film with this feature-length version accepted at Sundance 2024), about an intersex sex worker who gets caught up in a mess involving lethal drugs and her psychotic pimp...