Uncle Frank
Your Face Goes Here Entertainment (2020)
Drama, Queer Themes/Interest
Not In Collection
#2303
7*
Seen ItYes
(11/25/2020 AmazonPrime)
IMDB   7.3
90 mins USA / English
  US - R
Paul Bettany Frank
Sophia Lillis Beth
Peter Macdissi Wally
Steve Zahn Mike
Judy Greer Kitty
Margo Martindale Mammaw
Stephen Root Daddy Mac
Lois Smith Aunt Butch
Jane McNeill Neva
Caity Brewer Marcia
Hannah Black Janis
Michael Banks Repeta 11-Year-Old Bullet
Isabella Pambianchi 8-Year-Old Mae Ray
Burgess Jenkins Beau
Zach Strum Tee Dub
Colton Ryan Bruce
Britt Rentschler Charlotte
Alan Campbell Bernard
Christopher Speed Man at Party
Emily Dixon Woman at Party
Cole Doman 16-Year-Old Frank
Michael Perez 16-Year-Old Sam
Priscilla Smith Hummingbird Motel Clerk
Voltaire Colin Council Mechanic
Dave Hager Green Mountain Motel Clerk
Director/Choreographer
Alan Ball
Producer Alan Ball
Bill Block
Writer/Composer Alan Ball
Cinematography Khalid Mohtaseb
Music Nathan Barr


In 1973, when Frank Bledsoe and his 18-year-old niece Beth take a road trip from Manhattan to Creekville, South Carolina for the family patriarch's funeral, they're unexpectedly joined by Frank's lover Walid.
Edition Details
No. of Discs/Tapes 1

Notes
While full of clichés, and overly melodramatic, it was nice to see a coming-out story that was not twinky angst. I enjoyed it even though it likely not go down as one of the top tier films of the queer film lexicon.