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Latter DaysSummariA promiscuo gay party animal falls for a young Mormon missnary, leadg to crisis, cliché, and Davis (Steve Sandvoss) and Christian Markelli (W Ramsey) are perhaps the two most oppose people the world. There are two problems, though: Christian fds himself qutng his own inty as he falls love wh Aaron and the Mormon Church treats homosexualy as a sful liftyle. They move to a bungalow apartment next to the apartment of openly gay party boy Christian Markelli (W Ramsey), an aspirg actor who works as a waer at Lila's, a trendy rtrant owned by retired actrs Lila Montagne (Jacquele Bisset).
Latter Days is a 2003 Amerin romantic edy-drama film about a gay relatnship between a closeted Mormon missnary and his openly gay neighbour. The film was wrten and directed by C. Jay Cox and stars Steve Sandvoss as the missnary, Aaron, and W Ramsey as the neighbour, Christian. Joseph * latter days gay *
His other -workers clu Traci Leve (Amber Benson), a young woman who stggl to get by while hopg to bee a famo actrs, and Andrew (Khary Payton), another aspirg young actor and openly gay party animal who has been HIV-posive sce he was 15 bee of his promiscuo liftyle junr high school, but still remas good health.
Latter Days is a 2003 Amerin romantic edy-drama film about a gay relatnship between a closeted Mormon missnary and his openly gay neighbour. Latter Days premiered at the Philalphia Internatnal Gay & Lbian Film Ftival on July 10, 2003 and was released var stat of USA over the next 12 months.
Later the film was released a few other untri and shown at several gay film ftivals. It was the first film to portray openly the clash between the prcipl of the Church of J Christ of Latter-day Sats and homosexualy, and s exhibn some U. They move to an apartment next to openly gay party boy Christian Markelli and his roommate Julie, an aspirg sger.
Aaron Davis (Steve Sandvoss), a young Mormon, arriv Los Angel wh three fellow missnari to evangelize. The group's promiscuo gay neighbor, Christian (W Ramsey), mak a bet he n sce and sleep wh one of them, and his flirtat ways help Aaron realize he is actually gay. Returng home to small-town Idaho shame, Aaron is sent to a fah-based center to be cured of his homosexualy -- while Christian, who's fallen love wh him, sperately tri to fd him. * latter days gay *
Christian mak a bet wh his -workers that he n sce one of the Mormons, and soon realiz that Aaron, the least experienced missnary, is a closeted homosexual.
When Aaron suggts that he might be gay, his mother slaps him. He is subsequently sent by his parents to a treatment facily to be cured of his homosexualy.
A movie about beg gay and Mormon might have seemed unique before "Angels Ameri" and Tasha Oldham's docu "The Smh Fay." Unfortunately, wrer-director C. Jay Cox's "Latter Days" falls back on broad characterizatns and stereotypil suatns. Pic seems unlikely to branch out beyond niche gay ds upsle markets. * latter days gay *
Joseph Gordon-Levt as Elr Pl Ryr, a prickly, judgmental young missnary assigned as Aaron’s partner, Ryr is not enthiastic about beg LA and even ls so about livg next door to a homosexual. Erik Pallado as Keh Griff, a gay man dyg of AIDS, drowng his own bterns and spair until beiend by Christian. Mary Kay Place as Sister Gladys Davis, Aaron’s eply relig mother, who, spe showg unndnal love and affectn toward Aaron before he leav for Los Angel, nnot accept the fact that her son is gay.
Jim Ortlieb as Elr Farron Davis, Aaron’s father, who serv as a Latter-day Sat Stake Print Potello, exmunit Aaron om the church upon learng that he is gay.
Lda Pe as San Davis, the only Davis who accepts her brother’s homosexualy. In a leted scene, she tells Aaron that his homosexualy has changed nothg between them.
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There is also an exploratn of relig attus towards homosexualy, and the dilemma of relig homosexuals, torn between who they are and what they believe. Cox has also said that there is a massive irony, both the film and real life, that a relign so foced on the fay and s importance is rippg fai apart through s teachg on homosexualy.
Latter Days is a 2003 Amerin romantic edy-drama film about a gay relatnship between a closeted Mormon missnary and his openly gay neighbour. The film was wrten and directed by C. Jay Cox and stars Steve Sandvoss as the missnary, Aaron, and W Ramsey as the neighbour, Christian. Joseph * latter days gay *
In fact, Cox believ one nnot be Mormon and gay. He was raised as a Mormon and served a missn before g out as gay and had wonred what the two halv of himself would have said to each other if they had ever met.
It was distributed through TLA Releasg, an pennt film distributor, who picked up through s partnership wh productn pany Funny Boy Films, which specializ gay-themed media.
In a behd-the-scen mentary, Steve Sandvoss explas that he did not want to play his character as a gay character, and W Ramsey emphasiz that the love story aspect of the film to him was tached om the character’s genr. Latter Days premiered at the Philalphia Internatnal Gay and Lbian Film Ftival on July 10, 2003. Later the film was released several other untri and shown at numero gay film ftivals, namely Barcelona and Madrid (where was also a popular pick) and Mexi Cy.