Children of God

Children of God

2011 ""
Children of God
Children of God

Children of God

6.6 | 1h44m | en | Drama

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.

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6.6 | 1h44m | en | Drama , Romance | More Info
Released: May. 20,2011 | Released Producted By: TLA Releasing , Country: Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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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.

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Johnny Ferro , Stephen Tyrone Williams

Director

Ian Bloom

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badttboy The Good; Lead actor is cute. A refection of how homophobia is alive in the Caribbean and fueled by religious hypocrisy. The Bad; The lead actor is obviously not gay and uses that to show a character who has so many odd personal issues. But all of his issues are inconsistent, ironic and for that cause very unrealistic in his bi-polar behavior (one minute he is timid and the next he is outspoken). Film starts with a white boy who is not privileged (and expressively so), from school situation to housing and the next he has a car and money to get around a pay a tour guide. Really!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The conclusion was a cop out that lacked creativity and imagination.I can understand a film being rushed for budget purposes, but time should be taken to rewrite and put a story together as a package before filming and not be a bunch of conflicting scenarios just to make a point. Did anyone bother to read and try to make sense of the whole script before committing to it?
Nek_bbew Okay,.. Not every film featuring a Gay person needs to have a Gay sex scene. Now that that's out of the way,....This is a great movie. It is not an entertaining stereotypical flick. This film is not just about a Gay couple.This addresses a country and it's people. It addresses people and relationships - all types.There are moments where everyone will relate,.. And some where you won't. It doesn't jerk at your heart,... It doesn't leave you all warm and fuzzy,... But it is a great story.For those that demand it follow some pitiful story line or match up to so something that it isn't ,... Shame on you. You take a movie and review it,.. I liked it,.. And would encourage others to see it. It might just open a new train of thought in your noggin,...and who knows,..broaden your mind.
wildlime I wouldn't say that acting is the best I have seen but the characters are believable and heartfelt.Tyronne Willaims and Johnny Ferro on screen paint a picture of finding ones self and falling in love.Some of the story is predictable but not less of a great movie.There are moments in this movie that gave me goosebumps like the dancing scene with no music. You could feel some raw emotion.The movie go's at a quite a slow pace but is very entertaining.The mixture of lives unfolding on a beautiful paradise islands let me watch this movie with ease.There is a moment in the movie that all people dread when Tyronne's family arrives to find out he is not who is expected to be.I don't want to give away too much.But if your in the mood for drama and your not to adverse to Gay themes. This is a great movie with some great performances.
jm10701 Children of God is the feature-length expansion of a short movie called Float, about an uptight young gay white guy (Johnny) and a laid-back, mostly straight black guy (Romeo) who hook up in the Bahamas, where they both are natives. It was made by the same writer/director as Float and stars the same actor (Stephen Tyrone Williams) in the role of Romeo.It differs from Float primarily in three ways: a different actor plays Johnny; a parallel story of an intensely homophobic woman and her lying preacher husband is added; and the ending is changed. Only the first of those changes is an improvement.Johnny Ferro (playing Johnny) is gorgeous, charismatic, sensitive, sweet, shy, brooding, and very, VERY sexy; so it is totally believable that anyone on earth would fall for him. (The huge flaw in Float was that the poor actor who played Johnny was none of the above.) The story between Romeo and Johnny is practically identical to Float, and adding Johnny Ferro really makes it shine.But the side story of the lying preacher is just too corny and overwrought to believe. It doesn't fit with the Romeo/Johnny story at all, so it is only an annoying distraction. And the ending is just as bad: forced, clumsy, and painfully predictable all at the same time. The director should have cast Johnny Ferro in Float and stopped there, or remade Float with the vastly improved Johnny.Float with the right Johnny would be a lovely gem, but Children of God just does not work. However... I have never seen Ferro anywhere before, so just for introducing him to the world I gladly give this movie five stars. Except that Johnny Ferro is not in it, Float is a better movie.