Set in a small town in the middle of nowhere in the
mid-1960s, Common Sons not only anticipates the coming gay
revolution, but delineates its fields of battle in churches, schools
and society, pitting fathers against sons, straight teens against gay
teens, and self-hatred against self-respect.
From the opening
scene (where a reckless bout of drinking at a dance ends in a very
public kiss between two teenage boys), the citizens of the small town
of Common, New Mexico, become aware of the homosexuality in their
midst.
The two boys are unable to deal with their struggle in
private as the story of their public kiss spreads through the small
town. Some seek to destroy the relationship between the two boys,
while others seek to destroy the two boys themselves. Common Sons is
a moving tale of self-discovery, love and finding the courage to come
out and come to grips with truth in the face of hatred and adversity.
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