The Everlasting Secret Family (1988)
Directed by Michael Thornhill
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Erotic Drama, Gay & Lesbian Films, Psychological Drama |
Release Date - Oct 6, 1989 (USA) |
Run Time - 94 min. |
Countries - Australia |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
"Everlasting Secret Family" is the name of a sub-rosa homosexual brotherhood in this riveting Australian film. Two of the ESF members are a middle-aged politician (Arthur Dignam) and a boarding-school student (Mark Lee). The younger man begins chafing at the "plaything" status imposed upon him by the older members of ESF. His resentment culminates in a battle of wills between himself and the senator's politically expedient "straight" wife (Heather Mitchell). Dispensing with subtlety, Everlasting Secret Family suggests that, like the so-called mainstream political scene, the gay lifestyle can become a dangerously manipulative power trip in the wrong hands.
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homosexual, Senator, battle-of-wills, secret-society, sexual-slavery, manipulation, power, sexual-fantasy