In a community where social status is a birthright and newcomers are kept at a distance, a closeted gay teen is out to destroy the relationship between a girl and the boy he secretly loves.
Acting
Adam Butcher commits to Isaac's spiral with uncomfortable intensity.
Production
Wealthy enclave setting feels authentically suffocating.
Director
Jonah Salander
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released as 'Privileged' in some markets and 'The Truth About Lies' in others, this film basically disappeared after a 2010 festival run.
Fits into that brief 2008-2012 wave of indie films about toxic queer desire that critics often dismissed as 'problematic'—think 'The Kids Are All Right' but way messier.
US
