Akron

Akron

2015 · 88 min · EN · 7.3 (146 votes)
Dir. Sasha King, Brian O'Donnell · Starring Matthew Frias, Edmund Donovan, Andréa Burns, Amy da Luz, Joseph Melendez, Isabel Rose Machado

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Benny, a college freshman at the University of Akron, Ohio meets and falls for fellow freshman Christopher at a football game. With the support of their families and friends they embark on a new relationship. But a tragic event in the past involving their mothers soon comes to light and threatens to tear them apart.

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A tender, quiet exploration of first love and the unexpected ways past traumas can surface. It feels like a warm, intimate hug, but with an underlying current of melancholy that makes the characters' journey all the more resonant.

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