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Synopsis

At 34, Sam Metcalfe’s life looks pretty complete, even to himself. He has a good, solid job as a zookeeper in Washington, DC, where he cares for the primates and one ageing curmudgeon of a father figure, Jack Kinsley. At home Sam is equally the “keeper” for his nuclear family that includes his businesslike mother, ambitious sister, and adolescent nephew. Sam’s best friend, Laurel, has been there for him since late childhood, and the super-handsome Dean McAllister is a local newscaster who has recently started dating Sam.

But Sam’s seemingly ideal existence begins to unravel as life takes its toll on one after the other of the people in his life. After his friend Laurel moves away and Sam breaks up with Dean, he decides to get away from it all and takes off to Brazil to escape and immerse himself in primate research. During this time alone, Sam ultimately finds himself and the courage to take control of his life and happiness.

There has long been a void of good adult gay male role models. Many men will identify with Sam’s journey and rejoice in knowing that the happiness we seek comes from being true to oneself.