Save Me (2007 film)
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Director Robert Cary Screenplay Robert Desiderio Country United States | 6.8/10 IMDb Genre Drama Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date January 21, 2007 (2007-01-21) (Sundance Film Festival)
September 5, 2008 (2008-09-05) (United States) Writer Robert Desiderio (screenplay), Craig Chester (story), Alan Hines (story) Producers Chad Allen, Robert Gant, Judith Light, Christopher Racster, Herb Hamsher Cast Chad Allen (Mark), Robert Gant (Scott), Jeremy Glazer (Trey), David Petruzzi (Dustin), Arron Shiver (Jude), Stephen Lang (Ted)Similar movies Transamerica , Veronika Decides to Die , Priest , Parting Glances , Fish Tank , The Nines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mark (Chad Allen), a gay young man, is shipped off to a center that advertises it can "cure" people of their desires for those of the same sex. When Mark arrives at Genesis House, he is put under the charge of a strict couple, Gayle (Judith Light) and Ted (Stephen Lang). Gayle, who has dealt with her own demons, soon senses Mark is getting too close to another resident, Scott (Robert Gant) and she will do anything to ensure the boys dont cross the line.
Save Me is a 2007 film directed by Robert Cary about Mark (Chad Allen), a drug-addicted homosexual man who is admitted into an ex-gay program run by Gayle (Judith Light) and her husband Ted (Stephen Lang). The film premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and was later picked up for distribution by independent studio First Run Features.
In September 2008 the film began its limited theatrical release in select markets in the United States.
The film screened at over 6 film festivals and has drawn positive reviews from Entertainment Weekly, Variety, Time Out London and several other publications.
A sex and drug addicted young man who is forced into a Christian-run ministry in an attempt to cure him of his "gay affliction", where instead he is faced with the truth in his heart and spirit.
Plot Synopsis
When Mark—a young gay man addicted to sex and drugs—hits bottom, his concerned brother checks him into a Christian retreat in the New Mexico desert. Run by a compassionate husband and wife team, Gayle and Ted have made it their lifes mission to cure young men of their gay affliction through spiritual guidance. At first, Mark resists, but soon takes the message to heart. As Marks fellowship with his fellow Ex-Gays grow stronger, however, he finds himself powerfully drawn to Scott, another young man battling family demons of his own. As their friendship begins to develop into romance, Mark and Scott are forced to confront their true selves.
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