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I just finished watching this new and expertly made gay coming of age movie. Can highly recommend it. Full of pathos, ambiguity, pain, humour, whimsy, darkness and a beautiful first kiss scene (which isn't quite what you'd expect). Quite subtle, sensitive and inventively original with lovely cinematography. It stars the truly gorgeous Connor Jessup, who also played a gay teenager in season 2 of the "American Crime" TV series. In fact the characters in both are very similar the way Jessup plays them.

Here's the film description:

"A closeted Newfoundland teen named Oscar dreams of becoming a special-effects makeup artist, and is terrified of his macho father finding out the truth about his sexuality. When he falls for Wilder, a handsome, worldly co-worker at the hardware store, he is forced to confront his fears."