Underplayed Gems

The Toilers and the Wayfarers (1996)

The Toilers and the Wayfarers poster
Directed by
Keith Froelich
Genre
drama film, teen film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 16m
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A teenage boy wrestles with his feelings of being different in a small Minnesota town. He navigates friendships and family as he comes to understand his own identity.

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What happens

The Toilers and the Wayfarers is a 1997 LGBT dramatic film written and directed by Keith Froelich. It was released on 14 March 1997. The film is set and filmed in New Ulm, in southern Minnesota. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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