Uncle Frank
Uncle Frank is a 2020 American comedy-drama film written, directed, and co-produced by Alan Ball. The film stars Paul Bettany and Sophia Lillis. Set in the 1970s, Uncle Frank is a road movie about a gay man who confronts his past.
Plot
In 1973, 18-year-old Beth Bledsoe moves from her home in Creekville, South Carolina, to attend college in New York City. Her uncle Frank Bledsoe is a college professor there and is the relative she feels closest to as he is more refined and thoughtful than the rest of the family.
More details
author | Alan Ball |
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director | Alan Ball |
editor | Jonathan Alberts |
genre | comedy-drama |
keywords | claim college professor drink drive drown flee heart attack new york city read recovering alcoholic sexual relationship sibling south carolina than the |
musicBy | Nathan Barr |
producer | Alan Ball Bill Block Jay Van Hoy Michael Costigan Peter Macdissi Stephanie Meurer |
productionCompany | Byblos Entertainment COTA Films Miramax Parts & Labor Your Face Goes Here Entertainment |
publisher | Amazon Studios |
theme | independent lgbt-related road movie |