I never give a film 10 stars, as I have yet to see the perfect movie. PARALLEL SONS manages to take a somewhat specific story and shed some light on important facets of human relationships through solid portrayals, sensitive writing and insightful direction.
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The film's final reel takes on a decidedly Shakespearean tone, as the fated pair must face the consequences of their actions. The sexuality of the two is also beautifully handled, with the most intimate scene one of quiet confessions, not steamy sex. The script is sparingly written, leading the viewer through the story without over-explaining every detail. What makes this 'far fetched' premise so compelling is the excellent acting and direction.
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Seth harbors Knowledge in his mother's cabin in the woods, where the two slowly begin to appreciate their differences and a friendship emerges. One day, Knowledge, a Black man escaped from a correctional institution, stumbles into his small town after being shot in the arm during his escape. He is direction-less, somewhat artistic and grieving for his late mother. Seth, a white boy from a small Adirondak town is besotted with Black culture. The premise of PARALLEL SONS seems a bit of a stretch on first hearing. At a time when gay films are becoming as bland and predictable as Hollywood films, and black films assume there are no black men who are gay, this film is a very bold, original experience. It's too busy being honest to the emotions of the characters (to all the characters - no one in the small town is stereotyped).
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It's an old-fashioned movie with a 'modern' sensibility, but it thankfully never gets self-conscious about its black-gay twist. You feel their desperation and sense of alienation. But despite the rather pat plot (why does the black guy always have to be a criminal?), there is an authenticity to the characters and to the town that surrounds them. This plot is in essence sort of an old-fashioned fairy tale, usually fashioned for a lonely young woman who takes in the misguided but non-dangerous criminal, nourishing him back to health. When a black man does show up on the lam from the law, the white guy takes him in and cares for him (the black man had been shot escaping from the police).
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A young white male is having a hard enough time being gay in a rural town, on top of that he is obsessed with Afro-American culture, and African-American men. But the sad thing - in correlation to this obscure rating at IMDb - is that this is not a bad film. That's enough reason to make anyone sit up and take notice of this film even if it were bad. You can count the number of gay films that have featured black actors as main characters (I actually know of four: two of which were documentaries and two were German films by Fassbinder).