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Gun Hill Road

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After a three-year stint in prison, an ex-con returns home and tries to put his family back together, but his son's sexual transformation puts their fragile bonds to the test.

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Equal parts absorbing and educational, Gun Hill Road wears its heart on its sleeve through tender performances that make up for its narrative familiarity.

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Lisa Kennedy Denver Post 10/21/2011
3/4
Gun Hill Road is shot through with performances at once intense and relaxed. Go to Full Review Wesley Morris Boston Globe 09/15/2011
3/4
Feels like it's been workshopped, from its string of coincidences to its tidy downbeat conclusion in which Green stabs at irony with a dull knife. Go to Full Review Robert Abele Los Angeles Times 08/11/2011
3/5
Before some predictable, freedom-threatening recidivism on Enrique's part, the film exhibits a simultaneously anthropological and sensitive interest in Michael's day-to-day life... Go to Full Review Alexander Ryll Gay Essential 09/15/2019
Films like Gun Hill Road with Latino leads are a rarity in independent gay cinema. The film further sets itself apart in that one of its leads is transgendered on screen as well as in real-life. Go to Full Review Laura Hiros Rincón de cine 03/20/2018
4/5
... will give you goosebumps. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Richard Knight Knight at the Movies 12/30/2011
Though the story follows a familiar trajectory, Gun Hill Road offers a lot of fresh insight into the day-to-day transgender experience. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jerod S @jeroduptown 02/09/2019 Daddy issues. Young man's struggle for sexual identity is caught up in the loss of his dad to prison. See more 09/11/2014 Enrique returns home from a stint in prison to find his homelife has changed. His wife is hiding an affair she had whilst he was away and his son Michael is going through a sexual/gender awakening. The bigoted father tries hard to grasp hold of his masculine ideals, whilst Angela tries her best to keep her family dynamic together. Though the story of a man returning home from prison to find shit has changed is rather well trodden ground, the tale of Michael's transexuality and the gender politics it brings on is a nice angle. Harmony Santana is a triumph as Michael and gives the character real empathy. The cast as a whole does very well, but I found Enrique's arc to be rather flat and his story should have held equal heading with that of his son. The juxtaposition of the two characters could have been so much more interesting. It just fell a little flat here. An intriguing tale of sexual transformation, but not much more. See more 08/19/2014 strong movie watching this makes me see Esai Morales need more work. Such a talent actor we miss out on. See more 07/06/2014 Pfff... Not Interesting... See more 03/23/2014 another pic about cons trying to re-enter society after serving their time shitty ending though See more 07/26/2013 Una mezcla explosiva de problemas sociales y familiares. Muy buenas, o mas bien realistas actuaciones de algo que no vemos muy seguido en el cine con enfoque latino. Me recordo un poco a Secret Games. See more Read all reviews
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Rashaad Ernesto Green

Director

Esai Morales

Enrique

Judy Reyes

Angela

Harmony Santana

Michael

Miriam Colon

Gloria

Vincent Laresca

Hector

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Synopsis After a three-year stint in prison, an ex-con returns home and tries to put his family back together, but his son's sexual transformation puts their fragile bonds to the test.
Director
Rashaad Ernesto Green
Producer
Michelle-Anne M. Small
Screenwriter
Rashaad Ernesto Green
Distributor
Motion Film Group
Production Co
SimonSays Entertainment, The Princess Grace Foundation
Rating
R (Language|Strong Sexual Content|Some Violence)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 5, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 5, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$149.0K
Runtime
1h 28m
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