HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - Oh Man! Studios will debut Unspeakable Nov. 30 - three weeks earlier than originally planned - president Bruno Riccelli announced Monday.
"It's a tricky time of year," Riccelli said. "People are getting ready for travel and have their minds set for the holidays. Sooner is better."
The GAYVN Awards deadline also played a part in the decision, Riccelli noted, saying his excitement about how well the movie turned out urged him to submit it during the GAYVN nomination process.
"The story was quite intriguing and different," Riccelli said. "It has impact, and you just don't see this kind of subject matter in everyday releases."
In fact, the subject matter has engendered some pre-release controversy. Written and directed by award-winner Jett Blakk - known for his emotionally in-depth, story-driven works - Unspeakable weaves together a tale of Nazi-hunting, love, human frailty ... and, of course, sex. Stone, a young man driven by his concept of justice, believes he has discovered an ex-Nazi hiding in Los Angeles under an assumed name. As he seeks to determine whether the sick, old man really is a criminal, Stone finds himself falling in love with Perry, the grandson, who values truth above all else.
"The controversy always laid with the subject matter of Nazis," Blakk explained. "You hear ‘Nazi' and ‘porn' in the same sentence, and people just automatically jump to conclusions of a porn version of Springtime for Hitler.' Rest assured, the fears are unfounded. At its core, the movie is really a love story wrapped up in twisted trappings."
The movie does contain a sex scene between two Nazi soldiers, but Blakk defended the portrayal.
"The scene is about closeted gay men who shirk off their repression and fear and allow themselves to be themselves, openly and honestly, in a time when we weren't allowed to be [gay]," he said. "It does not glorify Nazism by any stretch of the imagination. I've always said that if you see the movie, you will understand, and I think it will win you over. The sex is hot, the plot is dramatic and the love story is sweet. It really is one of my best films."
Matt Majors, who portrays Stone and has two sex scenes, said he found the script "quite appealing the first time I read it. My first scene, opposite Braxton Bond, was filmed in a super-sexy, dirty location. The second sex scene [with Cole Ryan] was a passionate, tender love scene, which is more up my alley."
Majors breaks with his usual top-man role in the scene with Ryan, as the two men flip-flop repeatedly.
"I really don't think of it as controversial," he said.
However, Riccelli said he received threats the film would be confiscated abroad. He took it to the Venus Fair regardless; while there, he pre-sold a healthy volume of the product, he said.
"I am sure people will be curious to see this movie," he added.
The rest of the cast consists of Adam Faust, Duke Rivers, Ty Hudson, Sean Steele and Dan Cross in a non-sexual role as the grandfather/possible Nazi criminal.
Unspeakable was filmed in high-definition and is presented in a 1:85 letterbox format.
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