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Floating
- Director: William Roth
- Writer: William Roth
- Producer: Mary Feuer; Chris Lenge
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Unlike any teen drama you have seen before - this is a quiet film that goes against everything you would expect.
A simple tale of gay acceptance and parental rejection and disappointment.
It is so understated that it may have been a thankless task but Roth manages to keep it tight and interesting.
It's a summer of an ideology that goes wrong - it's growing-up.
Sadly, this is Roth's only film to date - bearing in mind the talentless crap that is continually being churned out by unworthy directors (there are way too many). Roth is a director (and writer) of heartfelt sensitivity and a talent that should be cultivated.
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The(ir) Blurb...
Floating is the story of a young man's struggle to come of age during a violent period of emotional and financial bankruptcy. The film stars Norman Reedus as Van, a son shouldering the responsibility of his embittered father, with no one to nurture him through his own pain. Van's father is so engrossed in his own troubles that he fails to emotionally support his son. As Doug, Chad Lowe provides Van with friendship, but more importantly, with the knowledge that a "perfect life" isn't always what it seems. After Van and Doug engage in a crime spree that ends in tragedy, father and son finally come together for the first time to transcend mourning.
Cast & Characters
Norman Reedus as Van;
Chad Lowe as Doug;
Will Lyman as Van's Father;
Sybil Temtchine as Julie;
Jonathan Quint as Jason;
Josh Marchette as Flip;
Rachel Reposa as Sarah;
Bruce Kenny as Coach;
Adrienne Starrs as Doug's Mom;
Robert Harriell as Steve;
Casey Affleck as Prep #1;
Jolyon Reese as Prep #2;
Edward Stanley as Prep #3;
Ali Raizin as Girl #1;
Angelica Nebbia as Girl #2