Akron
Saturday April 23rd 2016, 5:30 pm
Regal Cinemas South Beach
1120 Lincoln Rd
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Film Details
Runtime: 88 minutes
Language: English
Director: Brian O’Donnell and Sasha King
Country: USA
Category: Coming of Age, Drama, Independent, Gay
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Benny and Christopher, 18-year-old freshmen at the University of Akron, meet at a football game, exchange phone numbers and quite rapidly fall for each other . Everything is great
until a tragic event from the past comes to light and threatens to tear them and their supportive families apart. Akron touches the heart with universal and progressive themes
including the beauty and acceptance of young gay relationships, a mother’s fierce love for her children, the burden of living with the most painful truth and the ability to forgive.
Benny and Christopher, 18-year-old freshmen at the University of Akron, meet at a football game, exchange phone numbers and quite rapidly fall for each other . Everything is great
until a tragic event from the past comes to light and threatens to tear them and their supportive families apart. Akron touches the heart with universal and progressive themes
including the beauty and acceptance of young gay relationships, a mother’s fierce love for her children, the burden of living with the most painful truth and the ability to forgive.
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