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Vacationland (2006)

Vacationland poster
Directed by
Todd Verow
Genre
drama film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 44m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two high school boys in a small Maine town have crushes on each other but struggle with their sexuality. They navigate their feelings for one another while dealing with the pressures of their community.

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What happens

Vacationland is an independent, gay-themed, coming-of-age film directed by Todd Verow and starring Brad Hallowell as Joe and Gregory J. Lucas as Andrew, two high school youth who have a crush on each other, but have difficulties reconciling with their sexuality in a small town. "Vacationland" is one of the official slogans for the state of Maine, where the events of the film take place. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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