The Boys in the Band
A tense, introspective ensemble drama set at a 1968 birthday party where a drunken game forces seven gay friends to confront hidden resentments, shame, and the fractures beneath their bonds.
At a birthday party in 1968 New York, a surprise guest and a drunken game leave seven gay friends reckoning with unspoken feelings and buried truths.
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