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1) Give or take
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English
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A man's estranged father unexpectedly dies, so he goes home to Cape Cod and prepares the house for sale while sharing it with his father's temperamental live-in boyfriend. Grieving, they circle each other, butt heads, and negotiate how to remember the different man they both loved, and the significance of what he left behind.
2) The birdcage
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The story of a middle-aged gay couple's comic encounter with a self-righteously straight and conservative family. Armand and Albert reluctantly accept young Val's intention to marry the daughter of a conservative Senator, but when the fiancee's family comes to visit, the whole household is turned upside down.
3) Beginners
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A young man is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father: that he has terminal cancer, and that he has a young male lover.
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English
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Chip Hines, a precocious six-year-old, has only known life with his two dads, Cody and Joey. And a good life it is. When Cody suddenly dies in a car accident, Joey and Chip struggle to find their footing again. Just as they begin to, Cody's will reveals that he named his sister as Chip's guardian. The years of Joey's acceptance into the family unravel as Chip is taken away from him. Now Joey searches for a solution in order to find peace with the...
5) Jack
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Jack is already struggling with adolescence when he realizes his parents are getting a divorce. To make matters even worse, he finds out that his dad is gay. After some bittersweet experiences, Jack learns there is not such thing as a perfect family and his own is more caring, supportive, and stronger then he knew.
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Portuguese
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Gay single father Santiago has reached a tipping point in his life. Reeling from a bitter breakup, Santiago is also facing the impending departure of his daughter Laila, with whom he shares a close yet emotionally charged relationship. As the fear of being alone threatens to swallow him whole, his behavior becomes increasingly erratic. Over the course of a chaotic summer divided between Argentina and Brazil, Santiago must learn to let go of Laila...
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English
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The birdcage: The story of a middle-aged gay couple's comic encounter with a self-righteously straight and conservative family. Armand and Albert reluctantly accept young Val's intention to marry the daughter of a conservative Senator, but when the fiancee's family comes to visit, the whole household is turned upside down.
The world to come: Somewhere along the mid-nineteenth century American East Coast frontier, two neighboring couples battle hardship...