Alkali, Iowa

Jan 1, 1995

0h 17m

★ 5.3

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Wildword Productions

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Cast

Jack Gudmanson

J.D. Cerna

June

Mary Beth Hurt

Bill

Edward Seamon

Carol

Ellen Hamilton Latzen

Roger ('Blondie')

Kent Broadhurst

Jacko

Greg Villepique

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