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Stephan Bender
Nathan Davies
Thomas Jay Ryan
Harland Davies
Diana Scarwid
Vivian Davies
Tom Gilroy
Preacher John
Maximillian Roeg
Roy
Rooney Mara
Evelyn
Randy Wayne
Burke
Owen Beckman
Randy
Rickie Lee Jones
Roy's Mother
Nick Ericson
Brother Will
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Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jun 10 2024
What a shame this couldn't have stuck more to the book...! "Nathan" (Stephan Bender) is a newcomer in a rural bible-belt American school where he meets and falls for "Roy" (Max Roeg) an only slightly older boy who drives the school bus. They embark on a clandestine relationship. Slowly, however, their passion becomes subsumed in issues of trust and filled with dread and fear of being caught - leading to an horrific conclusion that is done for cinematic effect; it isn't as Jim Grimsley ends the novel. The performances from the two principals is actually quite strong and endearing, though, and fo...
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
1200000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
- high school
- small town
- child abuse
- based on novel or book
- homophobia
- 1970s
- louisiana
- rape of a male
- preacher
- teenage love
- lgbt
- lgbt teen
- school bus
- teenage protagonist
- doomed romance
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