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Henry Gamble's Birthday Party

2015 · 87 min

A quietly intense, intimate gathering where faith and desire collide, leaving a lingering sense of hope.

Directed by
Stephen Cone
Genres
Drama
Starring
Cole Doman, Pat Healy, Elizabeth Laidlaw
Overview
Unfolding over the course of one very eventful day in his life, at 17-year-old preacher’s kid Henry's afternoon birthday pool party, the guests include an assortment of grown-ups from the family church, as well as Henry’s secular and religious teen friends — including the closeted young Logan, who clearly has eyes for Henry.

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Directed by
Stephen Cone
Genres
Drama
Starring
Cole Doman, Pat Healy, Elizabeth Laidlaw
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • sexuality
  • faith
  • family
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Stephen Cone
Written by
Stephen Cone
Starring
Cole Doman, Pat Healy, Elizabeth Laidlaw, Nina Ganet, Daniel Kyri, Francis Guinan, Hanna Dworkin, Darci Nalepa
Cinematography
Jason Chiu
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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