Eban and Charley (2001)

Directed by

James Bolton

Genre

drama film, LGBTQ-related film, Christmas film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 26m

Rating

5.1 of 10 from 19 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A 29-year-old gay man and a 14-year-old boy begin a romantic relationship. The film shows the quiet consequences they face from their parents and community.

slow-burnlow-keycontroversialtendermelancholicintimaterelaxedunsettling

What happens

Eban and Charley is a 2000 independent drama film written and directed by James Bolton. It follows the romantic relationship between Eban (Brent Fellows), a 29-year-old gay man, and Charley (Gio Black Peter), a 14-year-old boy. Despite being about a very controversial topic (namely, age disparity in sexual relationships), the film addresses these issues in a low-key, relaxed manner. The film also addresses the consequences that Eban and Charley's relationship provokes with their parents. Its plot is based on an incident in which one of Bolton's friends was dumped by his older boyfriend, because their parents did not approve of their age disparity. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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