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Key Features:
Coming-of-age, Sexual awakening, Forbidden love, Age gap relationship, Taboo subject matter, LGBTQ+, Relationship drama, Social stigma, Character study, Independent film
Tone:
serious, restrained
Target Audience:
LGBTQ+ viewers, Independent film viewers, Drama enthusiasts
Emotional Arc:
Confusion → Attraction → Acceptance

Gerontophilia

2013-08-28
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Lake is in a straight relationship with Desiree but finds himself becoming attracted to men at the pool. When he cannot control his desires any longer, he starts working at an adult home and begins a relationship with a much, much older man.

Genres
Romance, Comedy
Cast
Pier-Gabriel Lajoie, Walter Borden, Katie Boland, Yardly Kavanagh, Marie-Hélène Thibault, Shawn Campbell, Jean-Alexandre Létourneau, Dana Wright, Brian D. Wright, Nastassia Markiewicz
Crew
Daniel Allen Cox, Bruce LaBruce, Bruce LaBruce, Bruce LaBruce
Rating
5.954(87 votes)
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