Alkali, Iowa (1995)

  • NR
  • 01/01/1995 (US)
  • Drama
  • 17m

Overview

On his family's farm in rural Iowa, young Jack Gudmanson is wrestling with his sexual identity, not an easy thing to do in the macho world of the Midwest. But things become clearer for him when he discovers via a rusty old lunch box filled with gay magazines that his father, killed in Vietnam, led a double life down on the farm. But as liberating as the discovery is for Jack, it is painful for his grandfather and mother, who have tried for years to keep it a family secret. Now Jack must decide whether to share this new information with his younger sister or allow it to remain buried a while longer.

Mark Christopher

Director, Writer

Cast

J.D. Cerna's headshot

J.D. Cerna

Jack Gudmanson
Mary Beth Hurt's headshot

Mary Beth Hurt

June
Edward Seamon's headshot

Edward Seamon

Bill
Ellen Hamilton Latzen's headshot

Ellen Hamilton Latzen

Carol
Kent Broadhurst's headshot

Kent Broadhurst

Roger ('Blondie')
Greg Villepique's headshot

Greg Villepique

Jacko

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