Storyline

Jan, an itinerant male nurse from Denmark, takes a new job with Mrs. A, a terminally ill Manhattan woman raising her parentless thirteen-year-old grandson, Gil. Spending the summer by the shore, the emotionally reserved Jan finds himself oddly cast as a mentor to Gil in having to prepare the sensitive boy for life with his cousins in Florida after his grandmother's death. A deep friendship grows between these two solitary people. By the end of the summer, Gil has developed a new maturity and independence, while the enigmatic Jan has revealed his own vulnerability.—Charles Busch

Plot Keywords

grandmother, grandson, orphan, new yorker, mentor, moving, playful, quirky, new jersey, beach, pool, neighborhood, coming of age, unlikely friendship, bonding, terminal illness, father figure, homosexuality, discovery, growing up, 2000s

Short Review

A very tame Charles Busch movie, but it does have heart. Busch is fun and Polly Bergen is terrific.

Trailer

Streaming Service

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