Rites of Passage is a tense family drama that mixes crime-thriller elements with a father confronting his son’s sexuality. The film can become overplotted, but the central conflict has genuine dramatic weight and the cast gives the material more emotional substance than its genre mechanics might suggest.
A close friendship between crew teammates is challenged when one discovers he's gay and attracted to the other.
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1970
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Tensions rise and true selves are revealed when a straight man accidentally crashes a gay party.
Rites of Passage is a tense family drama that mixes crime-thriller elements with a father confronting his son’s sexuality. The film can become overplotted, but the central conflict has genuine dramatic weight and the cast gives the material more emotional substance than its genre mechanics might suggest.
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