Beach Rats

Frankie, an aimless teenager on the outer edges of Brooklyn, is having a miserable summer.

98 mins
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United States
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2017
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Director: Eliza Hittman

Genre Gay Interest, Bisexual Interest, Drama, Romance
Director Eliza Hittman
Cast Harris Dickinson, Madeleine Weinstein, Kate Hodge, Neal Huff
Run time 98 mins
Rating 15
- Country United States
- Language English
- In Cinemas 24.11.2017
- Studio Peccadillo Pictures

Synopsis

Frankie, an aimless teenager on the outer edges of Brooklyn, is having a miserable summer. With his mother wanting him to find a girlfriend, Frankie escapes the bleakness of his home life by causing trouble with his delinquent friends and flirting with older men online. When his chatting and webcamming intensify, he finally starts hooking up with guys at a nearby cruising beach while simultaneously entering into a cautious relationship with a young woman. As Frankie struggles to reconcile his competing desires, his decisions leave him hurtling toward irreparable consequences.

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