Fair Haven

2016

Drama

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 81% · 4 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 81% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.9/10 10 4756 4.8K

farm christianity rural area religion lgbt playing piano

Director

Kerstin Karlhuber Photo
Kerstin Karlhuber

Top cast

Tom Wopat Photo
Tom Wopat as Richard
Jennifer Taylor Photo
Jennifer Taylor as Ruby
Gregory Harrison Photo
Gregory Harrison as Dr. Gallagher
Lily Anne Harrison Photo
Lily Anne Harrison as Suzy
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847.07 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
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1.7 GB
1920*1080
English 5.1
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by zinderel 8 / 10

Good Movie, Infuriating Subject.

Reviewed by chillbro-42187 7 / 10

Not perfect, but well-acted and very uplifting

Like the title says, this movie isn't perfect because there's a lot of "stuff" going on that can't all be tackled in 90 minutes. Of course, that doesn't necessarily mean that the film needed to be longer.Viewer may be left asking for some more backstory on a couple of things, and one of the most critical plot-lines of the movie isn't really referenced or confronted very much outside of flashbacks. I understand that may have been intentional, however I don't think it was successful.With that said, the positive outweighs the negatives big time with this film. It really is a genuine love story with great chemistry between Michael Grant, who plays James; and Josh Green, who plays Charlie. There are moments in the film that captivate you a bit, because of how genuinely you can tell that one cares for the other despite rough times.The personal struggles of the father are also well-acted, with a number of subtleties that come through really well for a middle-aged, depressed man dealing with the crumbling of everything he knows.This movie is one of those gay coming-of-age films that really will warm your heart because of the acting. Definitely worth your time.
Reviewed by bkoganbing 8 / 10

Two gay kids in a small farming town

When Fair Haven came to my attention at first I thought it was going to be about the ill effects of conversion therapy. But that was only part of it. What it really is about is gay life or the lack thereof in small town America.Young Michael Grant has just returned home after an extended stay with Gregory Harrison who is a man advertising he can cure the gay disease. His father Tom Wopat who has not yet gotten over the loss of his wife and Grant's mother is a distant figure carrying on the responsibility of running the family farm which has been in his family for generations in Red State America and he wants his son to carry on. Grant however here and in real life is a pianist and he wants to go to a school to study music.This gay thing they both hope is history because Wopat spent enough money on this place he found on line. One who is glad to see Grant is Josh Green who was Grant's lover and whom it is whispered about. But as per what he's been told he angrily pushes Green away. But I think you can safely assume that will not be permanent.Harrison does very well in a part that could have been satirized and stereotyped. In his flashback counseling sessions, Harrison has some degrees on his wall, but most prominent is that cross right in the center. He cannot think outside the box his religion has him in. In a group counseling session he tells of the absolute impossibility of romantic love between a same gender pair. We're put here on earth to pro-create and romance is only for heterosexuals. This notion is at the heart of the opponents of conversion therapy ban. And since it is not sanctioned in the only written authority that they recognize, the Bible, ergo it is wrong and a sin. Evidence before their eyes notwithstanding.Fair Haven is more about how life is in small town America for gays. Rule of thumb I've found is that LGBT people for about 99% leave small towns and go to cities just to find a community. Farther away you are from a big city the lonelier you are if you are gay. Poor Green who has been less discreet also gets beaten up by some unknown rednecks. That event also triggers Grant into making him realize he was born this way.In the end Wopat shows he's not the bad guy we initially think he is. What the future holds for Grant and Green we don't know. But that very speculation partly makes Fair Haven a great film. The rest is a realistic portrayal of small town America not stereotyped at all.
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