Defying Gravity is an earnest college gay drama that tackles fraternity culture, closeted desire and the consequences of homophobia. The filmmaking is straightforward and occasionally melodramatic, but the central relationship has genuine tenderness and the film’s message of self-acceptance gives it lasting appeal.
Tom, grieving and depressed after losing his lover, faces unexpected revelations when he meets the deceased's family, especially discovering that the mother was unaware of their relationship.
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Defying Gravity is an earnest college gay drama that tackles fraternity culture, closeted desire and the consequences of homophobia. The filmmaking is straightforward and occasionally melodramatic, but the central relationship has genuine tenderness and the film’s message of self-acceptance gives it lasting appeal.
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