Children Of God
TLA ReleasingFinding just a tad of inspiration in Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet , Kareem Mortimer's film is the tale of an intense romance between an artist and a closeted musician on a small island in the Bahamas. Don't miss your chance to see the amazing Children of God.
Reasons to Buy
- Sexy stars Johnny Ferro and Stephen T. Williams give intense performances as a interracial lovers having a heated secret affair.
- While the setting provides a gorgeous and inviting backdrop, it's interesting and often shocking to see a film about Bahamian homophobia.
- Writer/director Kareem Mortimer isn't afraid to tackle a controversial subject matter.
DVD Features
Short Film: FloatDirector Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Trailer
Information
- Director: Kareem Mortimer
- Producer: Richard Lemay
- Producer: Kareem Mortimer
- Writer: Kareem Mortimer
- Length: 1 hrs. 44 mins.
- Rating: NR
- Released: Jun 07 2011
- Production Year: 2010
- TLA SKU: 1569031
- Number of Discs: 1
- UPC Code: 807839004953
- Catalog #: DV3104623
- Custodian of Records:
TLA Releasing
35 Rumson Road Rumson, NJ 07760
Reviews
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5 Reviews for Children Of God
Write a ReviewReview by Scott Cranin
By: Scott Cranin
In-House Review - Jan 12 2012
In-House Review - Jan 12 2012
The gorgeous beaches and towns of the Bahamas are the setting for Children of God, a strong and tender romantic drama from first-time filmmaker Kareem Mortimer. Percolating under the hot sun and sand are religious intolerance, political grand-standin...
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4.00 out of 5
Review by SexyIzMe
By: SexyIzMe
I love watching films like this because it shows the truth of people in everyday life. We live trying to fit in -- fighting who we really are so people don't judge us or hurt us. So that's why I really love this film -- and the Cast was awesome. Tha...
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Review by MadeInBrooklyn
By: MadeInBrooklyn
I was lucky enough to see this film at the quad in NYC and actually felt it was really gorgeously shot and well-acted. Stephen Tyrone Williams was at the screening-(I love New York! ).The film is a romance story between a white Bahamian and a black B...
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Review by FilmLover
By: FilmLover
For a project that has done so well at the festival level, imagine my surprise when it turned out to be a melodrama that didn't even amount to a soap opera.
To be sure, the filmmakers took great efforts to make this film look and sound gre... Read More
To be sure, the filmmakers took great efforts to make this film look and sound gre... Read More
Review by Amos Lassen
By: Amos Lassen
"Children of God"
Gay in the Bahamas
Amos Lassen
Christians believe that we are all God's children and in the Bahamas fundamental Christians set up rallies to scare the gay population there. We meet Jonny (Johnny Ferro), a young white ... Read More
Gay in the Bahamas
Amos Lassen
Christians believe that we are all God's children and in the Bahamas fundamental Christians set up rallies to scare the gay population there. We meet Jonny (Johnny Ferro), a young white ... Read More