Uncle Frank
No one comes home without baggage.
Dramacoming outnew york citysuicidefuneralhomophobia1970sunclealcoholismroad tripgriefinterracial relationshipmale homosexuality
A road-trip drama about a closeted gay man, his niece, and his lover navigating family secrets, grief, and self-acceptance against the backdrop of 1970s homophobia.
In 1973, when Frank Bledsoe and his 18-year-old niece Beth take a road trip from Manhattan to Creekville, South Carolina for the family patriarch's funeral, they're unexpectedly joined by Frank's lover Walid.
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