
Beautiful Thing(1996)
During a long, hot summer on the Thamesmead Estate in Southeast London, three teenagers edge towards adulthood.


“Love now.”
Benny, a college freshman at the University of Akron, Ohio meets and falls for fellow freshman Christopher at a football game. With the support of their families and friends they embark on a new relationship. But a tragic event in the past involving their mothers soon comes to light and threatens to tear them apart.

Matthew Frias
Benny Cruz

Edmund Donovan
Christopher Welling

Andréa Burns
Lenora Cruz
Amy da Luz
Carol Welling

Joseph Melendez
David Cruz
Isabel Rose Machado
Becca Cruz

Cailan Rose
Julie
Akron is a romance, drama film released in 2015 exploring themes of lgbt, gay theme, swear. Directed by Sasha King, it stars Matthew Frias, Edmund Donovan, Andréa Burns. Benny, a college freshman at the University of Akron, Ohio meets and falls for fellow freshman Christopher at a football game. With the support of their families and friends they embark on a new relationship. But a tragic event in the past involving their mothers soon comes to light and threatens to tear them apart.
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