When Cigarettes Taste Like Blood

Oct 20, 2024

0h 13m

★ 9.5

Beneath the failed desires for male affection lie the oppressions of mankind.

Overview

At a boarding school for young adult male orphans, the affectionate bond between two friends turns brutal when their peers accuse them of homosexuality.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Apple in a Box Productions

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Cast

Elias

Rodney Sampson III

Daniel

Kyle Walker

Hasad

Je'Marius Wiley

Daniel V.O.

Salahuddin Saafir

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