I caught this at a film festival with some other gay shorts. This is basically a sick cruel little film about a young boy being attacked for being gay. Supposedly its based on a poem.
The only reason this is getting ANY recognition is because James Franco directed it. If it had been an unknown man directing this it would have sunk without a trace. It adds nothing new to the subject matter and actually ends up being pretty disturbing--the final shot horrified me. Also it was kind of ambiguous in the end. Seriously--what was the point of making this? If this is an example of Franco's directing "talent" he should stick to acting.