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Cicada

Cicada

6.0(18 votes)
2021
1h 34m
DramaRomance

Ben is a young bisexual man. He comes out to the world and develops an intense relationship with Sam, a man of color struggling with deep wounds of his own. As the summer progresses and their intimacy grows, Ben's past crawls to the surface.

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Companies:
Beast of the East Productions
rubbertape
Tribeca Film Institute

Languages

Original:en
Spoken:
English

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