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Lightning Bugs in a Jar( 2015)

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Family is easy to leave but impossible to forget.

Overview

When a mother and son with a caustic history reunite to pack-up their old house, sparks fly as long-buried secrets are revealed, and it might fall upon the shoulders of the son's boyfriend to help heal old wounds.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Ethan Slater

      Ben

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      Devin McDuffee

      Max

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      Betsy Aidem

      Farrah

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Wed Apr 03 2024
    Mother "Farrah" (Betsy Aidem) arrives at her old house to find son "Max" (Devin McDuffee) flagrante delicto with boyfriend "Ben" (Ethan Slater). She's not especially bothered about that, it's just that there are jobs to be done clearing out their former home, and it's soon quite clear that it's not just that that needs a good airing. This crams quite a lot of family tension into twenty minutes but sadly very little of it is innovate or well acted. The dynamic between mother and son is overcooked and contrived and the pacifying interventions of "Ben" predictable. It looks OK, but there's very li...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • lgbt
    • mother son relationship
    • short film
    • gay couple
    • boyfriend boyfriend relationship