Henry Hart is a young gay artist living in New York City. When his grandfather has a stroke, Henry puts his career on hold and returns home to the small town of Big Eden, Montana, to care for him. While there, Henry hopes to strike up a romance with Dean Stewart, his high-school best friend for whom he still has feelings. But he's surprised when he finds that Pike, a quiet Native American who owns the local general store, may have a crush on him.
Acting
Eric Schweig's entire performance is eye contact and longing.
Writing
A gay rom-com without trauma? Revolutionary for 2000.
Production
Montana as utopia — gorgeous, implausible, necessary.
Director
Thomas Bezucha
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
One of the first mainstream films to center a gay Native American character without making identity the sole conflict.
Director Bezucha wrote it after noticing his Montana hometown's casual acceptance of a gay couple — 'I thought I was making a documentary, apparently I made fantasy.'
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