Benny, a college freshman at the University of Akron, Ohio meets and falls for fellow freshman Christopher at a football game. With the support of their families and friends they embark on ...
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| Matthew Frias | ... | Benny | |
| Joseph Melendez | ... | David | |
| Edmund Donovan | ... | Christopher | |
| Andrea Burns | ... | Lenora | |
| Cailan Rose | ... | Julie | |
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Alexander Mariani | ... | Young Christopher |
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Amy da Luz | ... | Carol |
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Emily Patterson | ... | Cashier |
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Bryan Parker | ... | Student Actor |
| Isabel Rose Machado | ... | Becca | |
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Danie O'Donnell | ... | Tucker |
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Luis Gabriel Cañas | ... | Davey |
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Andrew Wimmer | ... | John |
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Diego Suarez | ... | Young Benny |
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Benny, a college freshman at the University of Akron, Ohio meets and falls for fellow freshman Christopher at a football game. With the support of their families and friends they embark on a new relationship. But a tragic event in the past involving their mothers soon comes to light and threatens to tear them apart. Akron is a moving family drama and a sensitive young adult love story of two young men falling in love in the Midwest and their will to overcome the most painful of truths. Written by Anonymous
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