2015 · drama · political
I Am Michael
Directed by Justin Kelly1h 38m2015
The controversial true story of a gay activist who rejects his homosexuality and becomes a Christian pastor.
Our read: I Am Michael (2015) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded drama · political entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured drama / political, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, cold.
- sombre
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