After a long stint in gay conversion therapy, James, a young piano prodigy, returns home to his family farm and his emotionally-distant father, Richard. After Richard pressures James to give up his music career and take over the farm, James agrees as a way to make up for his past. Soon, however, James finds himself face-to-face with a former lover, Charlie, who wants to help him turn away from his new beliefs and family expectations and follow his dreams of studying music.
Acting
Tom Wopat's father is terrifyingly familiar—every withheld glance stings.
Cinematography
The farm itself feels like a cage, all golden light and claustrophobic horizons.
Writing
Conversations that never say 'gay' but scream everything unsaid.
Director
Kerstin Karlhuber
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during peak 'religious freedom' debates, the film deliberately avoids vilifying rural Christianity while exposing its harm—making it more uncomfortable, not less.
Tom Wopat and Gregory Harrison were both 1980s TV heartthrobs (Dukes of Hazzard, Trapper John M.D.); their casting as father and doctor adds meta-layers of performed masculinity.
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