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August

August

20115.81h 40m

Overview

August tells the story of two former lovers, Troy and Jonathan, who reunite after a long ago painful breakup. After spending several years in Spain, Troy returns to Los Angeles and decides to phone Jonathan and meet for coffee. A seemingly innocent rendezvous turns into an attempt to revive passions past. Only this time it's not that simple as Jonathan has a new beau, Raul, and is trying to make the right decision a second time around.

Directed by Eldar Rapaport
Written by Eldar Rapaport, Brian Sloan
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Top Cast

Murray Bartlett

Murray Bartlett

Troy

D

Daniel Dugan

Jonathan

Adrian Gonzalez

Adrian Gonzalez

Raul

Edward Conna

Edward Conna

Firm Director (as Eddie Conna)

Bernhard Forcher

Bernhard Forcher

Sean

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Brad Standley

Devin

Mike Vaughn

Mike Vaughn

Nick

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Themes & Keywords

romancelgbtgay theme

About August

August is a drama film released in 2011 exploring themes of romance, lgbt, gay theme. Directed by Eldar Rapaport, it stars Murray Bartlett, Daniel Dugan, Adrian Gonzalez. August tells the story of two former lovers, Troy and Jonathan, who reunite after a long ago painful breakup. After spending several years in Spain, Troy returns to Los Angeles and decides to phone Jonathan and meet for coffee. A seemingly innocent rendezvous turns into an attempt to revive passions past. Only this time it's not that simple as Jonathan has a new beau, Raul, and is trying to make the right decision a second time around.

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