Breaking Glass Pictures has acquired North American rights to first time writer/director Anthony J. Caruso's tender, LGBTQ religious-dramaBROTHERLY LOVE. Breaking Glass acquired rights to the film in a deal negotiated between Breaking Glass CEO Rich Wolff and Caruso on behalf of his company Red Dawn. Productions. The film will open theatrically in Los Angeles on August 3, followed by a DVD & VOD release on August 7, 2018.
Dealing with love in the face of religion, BROTHERLY LOVE held its world premiere at the Glitter Oklahoma LGBT Film Festival where it won Best Pictures, and went on to play numerous other festivals including aGLIFF30, Reel Pride, Nevada International Film Festival where the film won Best Feature, and qFLIX Worcester where Caruso took home the First Time Director award.
Alongside Caruso, the film stars Derek Babb (#Slaughterhouse), Chance McKee (To Become Ghosts)., and Richard Linklater side-character favorite David Blackwell (Boyhood, Dazed and Confused).
Which call do you answer? The one you feel from God or the one you feel about your authentic self? This is the dilemma at hand for Brother Vito (played by writer/director Anthony J. Caruso) struggling with a decision as he must decide between becoming a Brother or allowing himself to declare his love for Gabe (Derek Babb). Shot entirely in Austin and with a local cast and crew, Brotherly Love is a fresh take on the traditional gay love story, with The Golden Girls also playing an important role in this romantic dramedy.
"Beautiful and heartfelt, Anthony J. Caruso's warm and romantic comedy-drama hits all the right notes", said Richard Ross, Co-President of Breaking Glass. "Authentic and intimate dialog highlight this study of a Brother in the Catholic Church who struggles with his vow of chastity when he meets and falls in love with a charming young man."
BROTHERLY LOVE
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Running Time: 118 min.
Rating: NR
Language: English
Audio: Stereo
SRP: $24.99
UPC: 855184007549
Cast:
Anthony J. Caruso
Derek Babb
Chance McKee
David Blackwell
Gerald Brodin
Brooks Ryan
Kevin Machate
Tim Mateer
Steve Uzzell
Ed Pope
Peggy Schott
Laurie Coker
Jet Baker
June Griffin Garcia
Adam Mengesha
Director: Anthony J. Caruso
Written by: Anthony J. Caruso
Executive Producer: Anthony J. Caruso
Co-Producer: Steven L. Bushby
Associate Producers: Robert Dailey, Dale Galusha, Alan Hendrickson, Blaze Newman
Image courtesy of Breaking Glass Pictures
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