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A Young Man's Future
USA 2016
produced by John Paul Rice, Edgar Michael Bravo (executive) for No Restrictions Entertainment, Cinema Bravo International
directed by Edgar Michael Bravo
starring Jordan Becker, Taylor Clift, Derek S. Orr, Jacob Fortner, Nancy Daly, Richard Roddy, Kimberly Spak, Markell Leo, Hadley Wells, Bryan Scamman
written by Edgar Michael Bravo, music by Olaf Grote
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Coming out of a hurting relationship where his partner Elliott (Jacob
Fortner) cheated on him with the slightest trace of remorse, college
student Jeremy (Jordan Becker) falls head over heels in love with Scott
(Taylor Clift), who seems to be just the most decent guy who treats Jeremy
with love and respect. Everything seems perfect, that is until Jeremy is
to introduce Scott to his parents (Nancy Daly, Richard Roddy), and Scott
totally loses it without any provocation. Fortunately, Jeremy can get
Scott to a hospital right away, where he is diagnosed with schizophrenia
(the kind where you hear voices) and put under heavy medication. Once out,
Jeremy insists on Scott moving in with him, and he tries to take care of
his needs the best he can - which goes well for a time, but Scott doesn't
care much for his medications that make him feel like a vegetable, so he
ditches them without provocation - and of course, his next schizophrenic
episode is not far away ... This time, Scott's dad Bill (Derek S. Orr)
insists on taking care of Scott, him never having totally come to terms
with Scott being homosexual and somehow blaming Jeremy for what happened.
The absence of Scott brings Jeremy and Elliott back together - but then he
receives news that Scott, once again tired of his medication it seems, has
bailed out from his dad, and nobody knows where he might have gone ... A
Young Man's Future is above all a very empathic movie that concerns
itself with a very serious issue, but does so without trying to treat the
audience to tailor-made answers (as there are no objectively, universally
"right" answers on this issue to begin with) but tells the story
of one such case in a very involving yet unspectacular, sensitive manner,
helped by a subtle directorial effort. And of course a very competent
ensemble cast doesn't hur one bit, either. Really worth a watch!
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