Completed - ENGLISH-CANADA, FRENCH-CANADIAN - Female director, Romance, LGBT - 96 minutes
When lesbian teen Jaime is sent to live in a Jehovah's Witness community, she falls hard for a devout Witness girl and the two embark on an intense affair with consequences that will reshape the rest of their lives.
Year of production : 2021 Director(s) : Sarah WATTS, Mark SLUTSKY Writer(s) : Sarah WATTS, Mark SLUTSKY Cast : Anwen O'DRISCOLL, June LAPORTE, Liane BALABAN, Antoine YARED, Hasani FREEMAN, Deragh CAMPBELL, Tim CAMPBELL
In the early ’90s, gay teen Jaime (Anwen O’Driscoll) is sent to live with her devout Jehovah’s Witness relatives after the death of her father. Jaime makes an unexpected connection with Marike (June Laporte), daughter of a prominent Witness Elder. The two are instantly drawn to each other and begin a secret, unspoken romance. But when their attraction becomes too obvious to hide, the community moves to separate the two, forcing them each to make a terrible choice between faith and love.
Country(ies) : CANADA
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