At the heart of History of Sound is wonderful gay romance between two men during the early 1900s. But don’t make any comparisons to Brokeback Mountain, please per the movie’s star Paul Mescal and South African director Oliver Hermanus.

Irish actor Paul Mescal rejected comparisons of his new period romance "The History of Sound" with gay cowboy classic "Brokeback Mountain" on Thursday, saying the only thing they had in common was the characters spend time together in a tent.

Paul Mescal rejects comparisons of his Cannes gay romance “The History of Sound" to the 2005 film "Brokeback Mountain."