The 2003 Norwegian short film, Precious Moments, is described as ‘A controversial film about the age of consent’, and even 12 years later it still has the power to make you uneasy, as it deals with the age of consent and unlike most films, doesn’t completely condemn the idea of sleeping someone who’s not quite legal.
However that’s not to say its horribly pervy, just that it questions whether a consenting 15-year-old having sex is worth getting angry about if a few months later it would have been perfectly legal. Maybe it is, and maybe it isn’t.
The film, which is based on a true story, won the Teddy Award for Best Gay-Themed Short Film at the Berlin Film Festival.
Here’s the synopsis: ‘”Precious Moments” is based on a 1997 trial, when a man in his thirties was convicted of having sex with a 15 year old boy. In Norway, the age of consent is 16. “The boy had replied to a personal ad the man had submitted in a newspaper, and they met for sex. Voluntarily, of course, for both parties. Another interesting point is that the boy was 15 years and ten months old, or in other words 56 days too young,” says the director, Krutzkoff Jacobsen. ”I’m not saying everything that happened was all that ’precious,’ but I can’t help wondering what the hue and cry is all about.”’
Watch the film below and see whether you agree with it.
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https://vimeo.com/128424083
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