Throughout film history, mainstream Hollywood has portrayed masculinity in accordance to particular conventions established by society, at the same time it has perpetuated these conventions furthermore. As MacKinnon (2003) argues, films like the Coming Home (Ashby, 1978) or The Terminator (Cameron, 1984) carry a certain masculinity which is essentially linked with heterosexuality. This point is crucial as it demonstrates once again that films are linked to a political message and, in recent years, heterosexuality has shaped how we understand masculinity, transferring conventional feminine stereotypes to homosexual characters. These stereotypes have been subject of discussion in recent scholar studies. As Tasker (1993) suggests, film studies have been focusing on femininity and the construction of women, and therefore not approaching the figure of the ‘male hero’. Call Me By Your Name (Guadagnino, 2017) showcases the love story of Elio (Timothée Chalamet) and Oliver (Armie Hammer) in