List of LGBT-related films of 2012

This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films released in 2012. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as a plot device.

LGBT films
By decade
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Films
Title Director Country Genre Cast Notes
The AdoredCarl Medland and Amarjeet SinghUnited KingdomDrama, Mystery, RomanceLaura Martin-Simpson, Ione Butler, Caroline Burns Cook, Jake Maskallpsychological lesbian thriller[1]
AmenJudhajit Bagchi, Ranadeep BhattacharyyaIndiaDrama, BiographyKaran Veer Mehra, Jitin GulatiBased on activist Harish Iyer's life [2]
Any Day NowTravis FineUnited StatesDramaAlan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt, Gregg Henry, Jamie Anne Allman, Chris Mulkey, Don Franklin, Kelli Williams, Alan Rachins, Frances Fisher, Isaac Leyva, Mindy Sterling, Miracle Laurie, Michael Nouri, Jeffrey Pierce
ArdhanaariSanthosh SouparnikaIndiaDramaManoj K. Jayan, Maniyanpilla Raju, Thilakan, Sukumari
Ballroom RulesNickolas Bird, Eleanor SharpeAustraliaDocumentaryAnny Salerni and Eleanor Sharpe (same-sex ballroom dancers pursuing dreams of competing at the Gay Games in Germany)[3]
BearCity 2: The ProposalDoug LangwayUnited StatesComedyGerald McCullouch, Stephen Guarino, Brian Keane, Gregory Gunter, James Martinez
Beyond the HillsCristian MungiuRomaniaDramaCosmina Stratan, Cristina Flutur
Beyond the Walls (Hors les murs)David LambertBelgium
Canada
France		DramaGuillaume Gouix, Matila Malliarakis, David Salles, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Flonja Kodheli, Carmela Locantore[4]
Blue and Not So Pink Miguel Ferrari Venezuela Drama Guillermo García, Ignacio Montes, Hilda Abrahamz, Carolina Torres, Alexander Da Silva, Sócrates Serrano, Elba Escobar, Beatriz Valdés Won the Goya Award for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film at the 28th Goya Awards in 2014.
Call Me KuchuMalika Zouhali-Worrall and Katherine Fairfax WrightUnited StatesDocumentaryDavid Kato (Founder, Sexual Minorities Uganda), Gilles Muhame (Managing Editor, Rolling Stone), John "Longjones" Abdallah Wambere (Journalist), Naome Ruzindana (Founder, Coalition of African Lesbians), Pastor Solomon Male, David Bahati (Ugandan Politician), Pastor Martin Ssempa and Bishop Christopher Senyonjo
Cloud AtlasLana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer, Lilly WachowskiUnited States
Germany		Science fiction, dramaTom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess, Doona Bae, Ben Whishaw, James D'Arcy, Zhou Xun, Keith David, David Gyasi, Susan Sarandon, Hugh GrantBased on the novel of the same name by David Mitchell
Common GenderNoman RobinBangladeshDramaDolly Zahur, Chitralekha Guho, Dileep Chakraborty and Saju Khadem
Do Not DisturbYvan AttalFranceComedyFrançois Cluzet, Yvan Attal, Laetitia Casta, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Asia Argento, Joeystarr
Farewell, My Queen (Les adieux à la reine)Benoît JacquotFrance
Spain		DramaLéa Seydoux, Diane Kruger, Virginie Ledoyen, Xavier Beauvois, Grégory GadeboisBased on the novel of the same name by Chantal Thomas
For DorianRodrigo BarriusoCanadaShort dramaRon Lea, Dylan Harman
FourplayKyle HenryUnited StatesComedy, drama, romanceChristeene, Gary Chason, Danielle Rene, Atticus Rowe, Sara Sevigny, Paul Soileau, Jose VillarrealIt had kickstarter.com crowdfunding[5] It premiered at Outfest 2010[6]
GaybyJonathan LiseckiUnited StatesComedy, dramaJenn Harris, Matthew Wilkas, Mike Doyle, Jonathan LiseckiBased on the 2010 short film of the same name
Girlfriend, BoyfriendYa-che YangTaiwanComedy, romanceGwei Lun-mei, Joseph Chang, Rhydian Vaughan, Bryan Chang, Serena Fang
The Guest HouseMichael BaumgartenUnited StatesRomanceRuth Reynolds, Madeline Merritt
How to Survive a PlagueDavid FranceUnited StatesDocumentaryInterviews with; Bill Bahlman, David Barr (HIV/AIDS activist) Gregg Bordowitz, Spencer Cox, Jim Eigo, Susan Ellenberg, Anthony S. Fauci, Mark Harrington, Garance Franke-Ruta, Larry Kramer, Mathilde Krim, Ed Koch, Iris Long, Ray Navarro, Ann Northrop, Bob Rafsky, Peter Staley and archive footage of George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jesse HelmsAbout the early years of the AIDS epidemic. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in the 85th Academy Awards.[7]
I DoGlenn GaylordUnited StatesDramaDavid W. Ross, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Alicia Witt, Grant Bowler, Maurice Compte, Mike C. ManningFestival circuit; general release in 2013.
I Want Your LoveTravis MathewsUnited StatesDramaJesse Metzger, Brontez Purnell, Ben JasperFeature expansion of a short film made by Mathews in 2010
Les InvisiblesSébastien LifshitzFranceDocumentaryBernard, Catherine, Christian, Thérèse Clerc, Elisabeth, Monique Isselé, Jacques, Pierre, Pierrot and Yann[8] It was featured at Cannes in 2019.[9]
Jack and DianeBradley Rust GrayUnited StatesDrama, horror, romanceJuno Temple, Riley Keough, Dane DeHaan, Haviland Morris, Cara Seymour, Kylie Minogue, Lou Taylor Pucci, Neal Huff, Michael Chernus
JaurèsVincent DieutreFranceDocudramaEva Truffaut and Vincent DieutreNamed after the Parisian métro station Jaurès and won the Teddy Award Jury Prize in 2012.[10] It is a fictional autobiographical film.[11]
Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait of James DeanMatthew MishoryUnited StatesDramaJames Preston, Dan Glenn, Clare Grant, Erin Daniels, Rafael Morais, Edward Singletary, Darri Ingolfsson, Edgar Morais, Dalilah Rain[12]
K-11Jules StewartUnited StatesDramaGoran Višnjić, Kate del Castillo, D. B. Sweeney, Portia Doubleday, Jason Mewes, Tom Lister Jr. (credited as Tommy "Tiny" Lister), Sonya Eddy[13]
Keep the Lights OnIra SachsUnited StatesDramaThure Lindhardt, Zachary Booth, Julianne Nicholson, Souléymane Sy Savané, Paprika Steen
Last Chance (Une derniere chance)Paul-Émile d'EntremontCanadaDocumentaryFive LGBT people seeking the right of asylum in Canada in order to escape persecution or homophobic violence in their homelands including; a transgender woman who was institutionalized by her family in Lebanon, an LGBT person jailed in Egypt and as Trudi, a corrective raped Jamaican lesbian
Laurence AnywaysXavier DolanCanada
France		Drama, romanceMelvil Poupaud, Suzanne Clément, Nathalie Baye, Monia Chokri
Look at Me Again (Olhe pra mim de novo)Kiko Goifman, Claudia PriscillaBrazilDocumentary(Sillvyo Lucio), born female, searching to find a doctor in Brazil who will perform gender re-assignment surgery. Also interviewed Lucio's mother and daughterScreened at BAFICI,[14] and Berlinale in 2012[15]
Love Free or Die: How the Bishop of New Hampshire is Changing the WorldMacky AlstonUnited StatesDocumentaryAbout Gene Robinson, who is widely known for being the first priest in an openly gay relationship to be consecrated a bishop in a major Christian denomination believing in the historic episcopateShown at Sundance Film Festival[16][17]
Love Is Not Perfect (L'amore è imperfetto)Francesca MuciItalyRomanceAnna Foglietta, Giulio Berruti
Mapa Para Conversar (A Map for a Talk)Constanza FernándezChileDramaMoro Andrea, Francisca Bernardi, Romano Kottow, Francisco Pizarro Saenz de Urtury and Mariana Prat[18][19] Sometimes translated as 'A Map For Love'[20]
MargaritaLaurie Colbert, Dominique CardonaCanadaComedy-dramaNicola Correia-Damude, Patrick McKenna, Christine Horne, Maya Ritter
The MasterPaul Thomas AndersonUnited StatesDramaJoaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Laura Dern, Ambyr Childers, Rami Malek, Jesse Plemons, Kevin J. O'Connor, Christopher Evan Welch, Madisen Beaty, Lena Endre, Amy Ferguson, Patty McCormack, Jillian Bell, Joshua Close, Fiona Dourif, David Warshofsky, Steven Wiig, W. Earl BrownHomoerotic subtext
Men to Kiss (Männer zum knutschen)Robert HasfogelGermanyComedyFrank Christian Marx, Udo Lutz, Alexandra Starnitzky, Sascia Haj, Marcel Schlutt, Marcus LachmannWinner of FilmOut Audience Award San Diego, US[21][22]
Mississippi I AmHarriet Hirshorn, Katherine LintonUnited StatesDocumentaryLance Bass, Constance McMillen[23][24]
Mixed KebabGuy Lee ThysBelgium
Turkey		DramaCem Akkanat, Simon Van Buyten, Gamze Tazim, Karlijn Sileghem, Lukas De Wolf
Mommy Is ComingCheryl DunyeGermanyComedy, romanceLil Harlow, Papi Coxx, Maggie Tapert, Wieland Speck, Cheryl Dunye, Stefan Kuschner, Jiz Lee, Judy Minx[25][26]
Mosquita y MariAurora GuerreroUnited StatesDramaFenessa Pineda, Venecia Troncoso
My Brother the DevilSally El HosainiUnited KingdomDramaJames Floyd, Fady Elsayed, Saïd Taghmaoui
On the RoadWalter SallesFrance
United Kingdom
Brazil
United States
Canada		Adventure, dramaGarrett Hedlund, Sam Riley, Kristen StewartBased on the novel by Jack Kerouac
Out in the Dark (Alata)Michael MayerIsraelDramaNicholas Jacob, Michael Aloni, Jamil Khoury, Alon Pdut, Loai Nofi, Khawlah Hag-Debsy, Maysa Daw, Shimon Mimran
ParaNormanSam Fell
Chris Butler		United StatesAnimationKodi Smit-McPhee, Tucker Albrizzi, Anna Kendrick, Casey Affleck, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Leslie Mann, Jeff Garlin, Elaine Stritch, Bernard Hill, Jodelle Ferland
A Perfect EndingNicole ConnUnited StatesDramaJessica Clark, Barbara Niven, John Heard, Morgan Fairchild
Revealing Mr. MaughamMichael HouseUnited Kingdom
United States		DocumentaryInterviews with; Marnie Baxter (actress), Suanne Braun, Tianna Nicole Brown, Camilla Chandon (journalist), Richard Davenport-Hines, Alan Furst, Ronald Harwood, Selina Hastings, Pico Iyer, Armistead Maupin, Akio Namekata (journalist), Nicolas Paravicini (family member), Chris Rolls (journalist), Alexander McCall SmithLife and work of author W. Somerset Maugham[27][28]
Sassy PantsColey SohnUnited StatesComedyAnna Gunn, Ashley Rickards, Haley Joel Osment, Diedrich Bader, Jenny O'Hara, Martin Spanjers, Shanna Collins
Scenes from a Gay MarriageMatt RiddlehooverUnited StatesComedy, romanceMatt Riddlehoover, Jared Allman
The SkinnyPatrik-Ian PolkUnited StatesComedy, drama, romanceJussie Smollett, Blake Young-Fountain, Anthony Burrell
Sleepless KnightsStefan Butzmühlen, Cristina DizGermanyDrama, romanceRaul Godoy, Jaime Pedruelo, David Ruiz Miranda, Pepa Duran Sanchez, Ángel Muñoz RuizIt was presented at the 62nd Berlin Festival (Berlinale)[29]
Soongava: Dance of the OrchidsSubarna ThapaNepalDramaSaugat Malla, Deeya Maskey, Nisha AdhikariFirst Nepalese lesbian film[30]
SpeechlessSimon ChungHong Kong
China		Drama, mystery, romancePierre-Matthieu Vital, Qilun Gao, Yung Yung Yu, Jian Jiang, Yu Ting Si Tu, Shu Ling Lang, Shao Qiu Shen, Hua LiChinese/Western gay relationship
Struck by LightningBrian DannellyUnited StatesComedy, dramaChris Colfer, Allison Janney, Christina Hendricks, Sarah Hyland, Carter Jenkins, Brad William Henke, Rebel Wilson, Angela Kinsey, Polly Bergen, Dermot Mulroney
Stud LifeCampbell ExUnited KingdomDrama, romanceT'Nia Miller, Kyle Treslove, Robyn Kerr, Simon Savory, Doña Croll, Naechane Romeo, Manfredi Gelmetti, Mizz. KimberleyFilmed in London[31][32]
Swan LakeRoss MacGibbon, Matthew BourneUnited StatesDrama, musicalRichard Winsor, Dominic North, Nina Goldman, Madelaine Brennan, Steve Kirkham, Joseph VaughanA modern interpretation of Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake, with replacing the female corps de ballet with male dancers[33] and filmed in 3D[34]
Ta av mig (Undress Me)Victor LindgrenSwedenShort, dramaJana Bringlöv Ekspong, Björn Elgerd[35]
Tell No OneIvan SilvestriniItalyComedyJosafat Vagni, Jose Dammert, Valeria Bilello, Francesco Montanari, Monica Guerritore, Ninni Bruschetta, Victoria CabelloScreenplay by Roberto Proia, based on his novel of the same name
Tennessee QueerEarl GoshornUnited StatesComedy, dramaChristian Walker, Billie Worley, Jim Eikner, Jerre Dye, Ann Marie Hall, Lindsey Roberts, Jamie Mann, Drew Smith, Drew Paslay, David Tankersleyfilmed almost entirely in Memphis with a local cast and crew[36][37]
This Is Not a DreamGavin Butt, Ben WaltersUnited Kingdom
United States
Germany		DocumentaryDickie Beau, Nao Bustamante, Dara Birnbaum, Glenn O’Brien, Vaginal Davis, Kalup Linzy, and other UK performance artists Scottee, David Hoyle, Alp Haydar and HolestarFeatures contemporary art and performance[38][39]
Unfit: Ward vs. WardPenny EdmistonUnited StatesDocumentaryJessica Acebo, Michelle Caldwell, Charlene Carres, Beatrice Dohrn, Carla Janes, Kate Kendell, Michael Kenny, Neena Malik, Leonard Pitts Jr., Gretl Plessinger, Ted Stokes, Susan Walch, Cassey Ward, Donna Welch and Douglas White1995 Florida case, who is more fit to raise a child: a convicted killer or a lesbian?[40][41]
United in Anger: A History of ACT UPJim HubbardUnited StatesDocumentaryDavid Barr, Ken Bing, Gregg Bordowitz, Jim Eigo, Avram Finkelstein, Tom Kalin, Patrick Moore, Michael Nesline, Ann Northrop, Michael Petrelis, Michelangelo Signorile, Peter Staley and archive footage of Vito Russo and Larry Kramer (founder of ACT UP)
Verde verde (Green green)Enrique Pineda BarnetCuba
Spain		DramaHéctor Noas, Carlos Miguel Caballero, Farah Maria, Rocío García[42][43]
The WeightJeon Kyu-hwanSouth KoreaDramaCho Jae-hyun, Park Ji-a[44]
Woman's Lake (Frauensee)Zoltan PaulGermanyDramaNele Rosetz, Therese Hämer, Lea Draeger, Constanze Wächter, Enrico Weidner and Thomas Thieme[45]
Young and Wild (Joven y alocada)Marialy RivasChileDramaAlicia Rodríguez (credited as Alicia Luz Rodríguez), Aline Küppenheim, María Graica Omegna
Zenne DancerCaner Alper, Mehmet BinayTurkeyDramaKerem Can, Giovanni Arvaneh

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