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Frank (Lance Baker) and Samuel (Nick Offerman) are government employees working in a secret base in Northern California in 1945. World War II is in full swing, and the body of an unidentified American has been discovered by the military. Frank and Samuel are assigned to establish a false identity for the corpse that will include bogus documents to be attached to the body, which will then be dumped into the Pacific in hope that the Japanese will find it. Samuel is married and repeatedly brings home strange men to have sex with his wife. Frank has two wives as well as a Japanese mistress who must remain in hiding. The corpse, who reveals himself to be a young gay man with a healthy sex drive, seems to pop up at inopportune times,

catching both quiet Frank and boisterous, macho Samuel off guard. But is the corpse really alive, or is it just attempting to teach the living men about their true selves? Cryptic dialogue and unanswered questions fuel the film until V-J Day brings it to an even more chaotic conclusion.

 
 
   
cast and crew

genre: drama experimental gay & lesbian

country: United States

language: English

runtime: 84 minutes

dvd region: DVD Region 1

attributes: Full-frame

rating: Not Rated

 
cast and crew

Dody Dorn:
Editor
Adrienne Gruben:
Producer
Guinevere Turner:
Actor
Daisy Hall:
Actor
Phillip Glau:
Director of Photography
Lance Baker:
Actor
Jonah Blechman:
Actor
Pat Healy:
Actor
Nathan Marsak:
Production Designer
Julia Caston:
Costume Designer

Nick Offerman:
Actor
Chris Anderson:
Music
Scott King:
Director of Photography
Scott King:
Screenwriter
Scott King:
Director
Stephanie Ittelson:
Actor
Rachel Singer:
Actor
Caveh Zahedi:
Actor
Lisa Papineau:
Producer

 
   
festivals
  • International Film Festival Rotterdam 2000 (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
  • Chicago International Film Festival 1999 (Chicago, United States)
  • Frameline: San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 1999 (San Francisco, United States)
  • SXSW Film Festival 1999 (Austin, United States)
  • The Great Wisconsin Film Festival 1999 (Madison, United States)
  • The New Festival 1999 (New York City, United States)
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    awards
  • Best First Feature
    2000 Independent Spirit Awards (Santa Monica, United States)
  • Grand Jury Prize, Dramatic
    1999 Sundance Film Festival (Park City, United States)
  • Outstanding Artistic Achievement
    1999 Outfest: Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (Los Angeles, United States)
  • Producers Award
    2002 Independent Spirit Awards (Santa Monica, United States)
  • Special Jury Prize, Dramatic
    1999 Sundance Film Festival (Park City, United States)
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