Beach Rats
DramaRomancecoming outbisexualitymelancholyfamily relationshipsconey islandmarijuanamale homosexualitydrugslgbtlgbt teenolder man younger man relationshipsexual exploration
A melancholic, intimate portrait of a trapped teenager navigating sexual awakening and identity amid family dysfunction and peer pressure, with little resolution or comfort.
On the outskirts of Brooklyn, Frankie, an aimless teenager, suffocates under the oppressive glare cast by his family and a toxic group of delinquent friends. Struggling with his own identity, Frankie begins to scour hookup sites for older men.
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