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2018 · Movie · NR · 86 min · ★ 6.2 · 84% critics
After three years away, a closeted advertising executive returns to his Texas hometown and faces the weight of coming home. As he reconnects with a conservative family, he struggles to share painful news and find the courage to be honest about who he is and what he’s going through.
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-10-26
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (75 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an intimate, emotional drama about identity, family pressure, and finding hope in hard times; Not for you if you prefer fast plots or lighter stories like Cloudburst.
Pros: heartfelt message of belonging; tender family moments; hopeful emotional arc | Cons: heavy subject matter; slow, quiet pacing; limited plot surprises
Themes
- aids
- homophobia
- texas
- family relationships
- hiv
- in the closet
- black and white
- lgbt
- advertising executive
- 1980s
- gay theme
Cast & crew
Cory Michael Smith
as Adrian
Virginia Madsen
as Eileen
Michael Chiklis
as Dale
Jamie Chung
as Carly
Aidan Langford
as Andrew
Ryan Piers Williams
as Marc
- MD
Michael Darby
as Leo
Bryan Massey
as Pastor Jon
Bill Heck
as Slow Dancer
Tina Parker
as Cashier
Directed by Yen Tan