The Dark Side of Love(2012)
Julian and Michael have been estranged from each other. Their mother is about to change everything.
Two brothers on different life paths, a gay waiter with a crush on an eligible bachelor and a drug addict in a twisted dependent relationships with his girlfriend, reunite to mourn the death of their mother.
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