"Melling plays Colin, a certified beta whose deepest desire is to serve. He gets his wish when he meets Ray (Skarsgård), a toppy, Tom of Finland -esque biker with an attitude so icy it could preserve food. The two enter into a full-time power-exchange relationship that fuels both of their desires, until their connection evolves to a heart-wrenching breaking point."
"If you ask me, the sex in this scene starts minutes before any actual "sex" takes place, when Colin follows a wordless and ice-cold Ray down a dark alleyway next to what appears to be a Barnes & Noble. Right off the bat, their roles are clear: Ray is in control, and Colin is his bumbling, off-kilter prey. Surprisingly few words are exchanged to define this arrangement-it's conveyed almost entirely through body language, with Ray's menacing musculature and dead-eyed stare devourin"
Pillion is Harry Lighton's debut feature starring Alexander Skarsgård as Ray and Harry Melling as Colin. Colin is a submissive whose deepest desire is to serve; Ray is a dominant, Tom of Finland–esque biker. The pair enter a full-time power-exchange relationship that intensifies and then reaches a heart-wrenching breaking point. The film won Best Screenplay at Cannes and sits at 100 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. The opening sexual encounter is established through body language and unspoken power dynamics before explicit action, emphasizing realism, sophistication, and restraint uncommon in recent kink-themed mainstream films.
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