Boys Life 2 (1997)

Directed by

Nickolas Perry, Mark Christopher

Genre

LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 14m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a collection of four short films about gay men in America in the 1990s. The stories follow a teenager who finds a secret of his dead father, a gay policeman getting back at his harassers, a son struggling to talk with his father, and a look at urban gay youth.

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What happens

Boys Life 2 is a compilation of four short films about being gay in America, released in 1997. Must Be the Music (1996; directed by Nickolas Perry) offers a frank depiction of urban gay youth. Nunzio's Second Cousin (1994; directed by Tom DeCerchio) finds a gay policeman getting even with homophobic people. Alkali, Iowa (1995; directed by Mark Christopher) chronicles a Midwestern teenaged gay male who unearths his dead father's secret. The Dadshuttle (1996; directed by Tom Donaghy) centers on the communication breakdown between a father and his son, who is gay. A limited edition DVD also included a fifth segment, Trevor, starring Brett Barsky. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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