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Burning Blue

Burning Blue

Deny nothing.

20146.11h 40m

Overview

Two Navy fighter pilots find themselves in the midst of a forbidden relationship throwing their lives and careers into disarray.

Directed by D.M.W. Greer
Written by D.M.W. Greer, Helene Kvale
Produced by D.M.W. Greer, Arthur J. Kelleher, Andrew Halliday
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Top Cast

Trent Ford

Trent Ford

Daniel Lynch

Tammy Blanchard

Tammy Blanchard

Susan Sephensen

Morgan Spector

Morgan Spector

William Stephensen

Rob Mayes

Rob Mayes

Matthew Blackwood

William Lee Scott

William Lee Scott

Charlie Trumbo

Cotter Smith

Cotter Smith

Admiral Lynch

Michael Cumpsty

Michael Cumpsty

Admiral Stephensen

Michael Sirow

Michael Sirow

John Cokely

Mark Doherty

Mark Doherty

Skipper

Chris Chalk

Chris Chalk

Special Agent Jones

Themes & Keywords

secret lovepilotforbidden lovemelancholyu.s. navyin the closetlgbtsad storycloseted homosexualgay themegay relationshipwargay sonintense

About Burning Blue

Burning Blue is a drama, romance, war film released in 2014 exploring themes of secret love, pilot, forbidden love, melancholy, u.s. navy, in the closet. Directed by D.M.W. Greer, it stars Trent Ford, Tammy Blanchard, Morgan Spector. Two Navy fighter pilots find themselves in the midst of a forbidden relationship throwing their lives and careers into disarray.

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