Children of God

Children of God

2011 · 104 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama, Romance

Johnny is an art student in Nassau whose technique is perfect, but he’s creatively blocked. His teacher sends him off to the rural island of Eleuthera where he meets Romeo, a hot musician. They begin a clumsy dance of attraction and romance. Romeo has a fiancé and is identified as straight, but he’s been known to play with the boys on the side secretly. The Bahamas are bound by religious traditions that discourage homosexuality and end up forcing gay men into the closet. These characters are all bound together in this intense drama of love, family and secrets.

Directed by Kareem Mortimer · Written by Kareem Mortimer

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Johnny Ferro Johnny Roberts
Stephen Tyrone Williams Romeo Fernander
Margaret Laurena Kemp Lena Mackey
Van Brown Reverend Ritchie
Leslie Vanderpool Rhoda Ritchie
Mark Ford Ralph Mackey (as Mark Richard Ford)
Craig Pinder Mike Roberts (as William Craig Pinder)

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