The Old Guard

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4.8 • 644 Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2020

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Today's Queer as Fiction episode is not on modern adaptations of the Iliad, but it does still feature a character named Andromache! Join us as we discuss the recently released Netflix film, The Old Guard, from its refreshingly upfront gay representation to the promise of an even gayer sequel. Check out our website, where you can find out everything there is to know about Queer as Fact, including source posts for each episode of our current season. If you enjoy this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Queer's Fiction, where we talk about queer historical media.
0:04.1	My name is Eli. I'm Ellis.
0:05.9	I'm Jason.
0:06.7	And today we're talking about the 2020 Netflix film The Old Guard.
0:20.0	Before we get into the episode, we've got a quick promotion for another podcast that we think
0:23.9	our listeners would really enjoy.
0:25.7	Inappropriate questions from CBC podcasts is a show about questions, ones that might be
0:30.6	uncomfortable, from how old are you to did you lose weight and can I speak to your manager?
0:36.2	Hosts Eleanor Hudgens Lyle, a queer millennial, and Havender Wadwa, a dad, talk to people who have been asked these questions to find out where they come from and learn more respectful ways to get curious.
0:47.8	You can subscribe to inappropriate questions on the CBC Listen app or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:52.9	Now on with the episode.
0:55.5	We have a few content warnings before we start this episode. This episode will contain mentions of torture, murder,
1:01.2	violence, war, the military and the war and terror as depicted in this movie. It will also
1:06.4	contain discussion of modern homophobia in the media. If any of that sounds like something that
1:11.3	you don't want to listen to, please feel free to skip this one and listen to a different episode.
1:15.4	The Old Guard is a 2020 film directed by Gina Prince Bythwood, the first black woman to
1:21.0	direct a major comic book film, incidentally. Oh, nice. Good.
1:24.3	And the screenplay was written by Greg Rucker, who also wrote the comic book by the same
1:28.6	name that the movie is based on.
1:31.1	The movie is about a group of mercenaries who are immortal and more importantly, queer
1:35.6	in some instances.
1:38.2	It was released on July 10, so we're really striking the eye on while it's hot, and has
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