Sordid Lives (2000)

Directed by

Del Shores

Genre

romantic comedy, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

R

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 51 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Texas family gathers after the matriarch dies. The story follows their clashing personalities and buried secrets as they deal with the funeral and each other.

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What happens

Sordid Lives is a 2000 American black comedy film written and directed by Del Shores, in his directorial debut. It is based on his 1996 play -- inspired by Shore's own coming out experience -- about a Texas family coming together in the aftermath of the matriarch's death. Produced independently, filming took place in Los Angeles on a $500,000 budget in late 1999. It was shot digitally that was later transferred to 35mm film. It premiered at the Palm Beach International Film Festival on February 4, 2000. It was given a limited eight-theater release in the United States on May 11, 2001, that ran until April 2003 and grossed $1.1 million. Reviews from critics were negative, but was described as later gaining cult status. It was followed by a television series, Sordid Lives: The Series (2008), and a film, A Very Sordid Wedding (2017). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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