Love! Valour! Compassion!(1997)
Eight men. One summer. Figure it out.
A group of gay friends spend summer weekends together at a lakeside house in upstate New York. As the season progresses and secrets begin to surface, the complex relationships within the group are sometimes strained and sometimes strengthened.
Movie: Love! Valour! Compassion!
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