Dief! (1998)

One of the guys has a patchy beard and the other keeps it clean — both are in their early 20s, slim with defined abs and athletic builds. They start in a dimly lit bathroom, pulling off shirts, hanging clothes on hooks, standing close while unbuttoning. Later they’re in a bedroom, sitting across from each other at a small table with a chessboard between them, smoking — one leans back in a wooden chair, barefoot, focused on his move. The lighting stays low throughout, with warm shadows and visible smoke in the air, giving it a moody, private vibe. Camera stays wide, never zooms in on faces or genitals, keeps everything at a distance like surveillance. You don’t see any direct sex, but the tension is in the slow undressing, the silence, the way they avoid eye contact even when close.