2024 Entry #028 “Of an Age” is a 2022 Australian romantic drama film by openly gay director Goran Stolevski (“You Deserve Everything”, “Housekeeping for Beginners”) who also wrote the film. The movie stars Elias Anton as Kol, a Serbian immigrant in Australia who enters a brief but intense romance with Adam (Thom Green), the brother of his ballroom dance partner Ebony (Hattie Hook).
This one broke me. Several sequences in this film mirrored experiences in my own life which I hold as sacred and so personal that I never expected to see them on screen unless I made the film myself. I wept more than once. But I also smiled and laughed. Nicely done. There are quite a few characters in this who are obnoxious (basically anyone who aren’t the main couple) but I think this was intentional. I’m glad I watched this, but I’m really not sure how others will react to it as my reactions were so heavily linked to my own experiences.
I’m curious to see more of Stolevski’s work. His follow-up film, “Housekeeping for Beginners” won the Queer Lion award and I’ve reacted to several previous winners, including “A Single Man”, “The Danish Girl” and “The Prince”.
I streamed this on Amazon Prime.
Edit 2026: I will also always remember that a friend of mine, after I posted this review, told me that they too had loved the film and found it worthwhile. He died suddenly on October 27, 2025 at the age of 40. I hope to revisit this film in his honor.
Rest in Peace Robert William Vuichard