Henry Gamble's Birthday Party

Henry Gamble's Birthday Party

2015 · 87 min · EN · NR · 6.0 (111 votes)
Dir. Stephen Cone · Starring Cole Doman, Pat Healy, Elizabeth Laidlaw, Nina Ganet, Daniel Kyri, Francis Guinan
Drama

Unfolding over the course of one very eventful day in his life, at 17-year-old preacher’s kid Henry's afternoon birthday pool party, the guests include an assortment of grown-ups from the family church, as well as Henry’s secular and religious teen friends — including the closeted young Logan, who clearly has eyes for Henry.

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A quiet, simmering tension underlies this intimate portrait of a young man navigating faith, desire, and the suffocating expectations of his community. It feels like a humid summer day, full of unspoken feelings and the awkwardness of growing up.

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