Children of God

Children of God

Directed by Kareem Mortimer

Produced by Mercury Rising Films, Southern Fried Films

2011104 min6.0 / 10

A melancholic, intimate drama about two men navigating forbidden attraction within a religiously oppressive culture, caught between desire and social constraint.

Johnny is an art student in Nassau whose technique is perfect, but he’s creatively blocked. His teacher sends him off to the rural island of Eleuthera where he meets Romeo, a hot musician. They begin a clumsy dance of attraction and romance. Romeo has a fiancé and is identified as straight, but he’s been known to play with the boys on the side secretly. The Bahamas are bound by religious traditions that discourage homosexuality and end up forcing gay men into the closet. These characters are all bound together in this intense drama of love, family and secrets.

Questions people ask

  • Is Children of God sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Children of God scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Children of God violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Does Children of God end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Children of God easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

34/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Rarity84

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Surprise13

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Love22

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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