5.5
In Memphis, a middle-class white teenager and a black Vietnamese immigrant meet in a gay cruising spot and discover what they don't have in common.
Shayne Gray
Lincoln Bloom
Thang Chan
Minh Nguyen (John)
Rachel Zan Huss
Monica Rachel
Colonious David
Ricky Little
Charles J. Ingram
Gary Bloom
Leigh Walden
Cece Bloom
Gene Crain
Sam Bloom
Ron Gephart
Ken Bloom
Kim Newman
Denise Bloom
Polly Edelstein
Debbie Bloom
Larry Reynolds
Man in Park
Angelique Owens
Donut Shop Clerk
Vanita Thomas
Bernice
Randall Reinke
Danny
Melissa A. Dunn
Tina Clifton
Erin Grills
Jacquie Clifton
Kate Davis
Gloria Clifton
Mark Hyman
Club Bouncer
Michael Locke
Michael (kid on bike)
Robert Hathaway
2nd kid on bike
Lamar Sorrento
Ted
Richard Daggett
Pick-Up Driver
Anthony Isbell
Jerry (man in hotel)
J.R. Crumpton
Joe
Patricia A. Gill
Joe's Wife
Moses Peace
Policeman
Nhan Van Dang
Minh's Roommate
Bay Thi Ho
Roommate's Mother
Hoang N. Pham
Minh's Friend
Mai Ballard
Pool Hall Owner
Director, Writer
Ira Sachs
August 24, 2024
6
The handsome "Lincoln" (Shayne Gray) has a decent life, plenty of money and a girlfriend "Monica" (Rachel Zan Huss) but he also has a secret. When she declines to put out one evincing, he heads to a cruising area of Memphis where he initially encounters a daddy figure before meeting "Minh". He's a Vietnamese man who is almost the antithesis of "Lincoln". His mother quite recently arrived in the USA, his father was an American soldier - they split up and he's now living with some fellow Vietnamese. They two men chat but "Minh" isn't so keen to go straight for the sex; he wants to get to know his new friend a little. To that end, they take his father's boat and a different kind of cruise on the delta; have a beer and set off some fireworks. It's that latter activity that annoys the police and sends "Minh" feeing into the forest. Has he something to hide? Well the tail end of the film enlightens us a little to the true nature of this man. I did like the concept here, but I'm afraid the acting is pretty nondescript and for a film that relies heavily on conversation, the audio mix makes much of the dialogue inaudible and that proves quite irritating after a while. I think it might have made for a better short feature. Condensing it's more potent aspects into an hour or so might have given it more punch, but as it is - it's too slow and thinly strung out.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00