Akron
Love now.
2015 | 88m | English
Popularity: 7 (history)
| Director: | Brian O'Donnell, Sasha King |
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| Writer: | Brian O'Donnell |
| Staring: |
| Benny, a college freshman at the University of Akron, Ohio meets and falls for fellow freshman Christopher at a football game. With the support of their families and friends they embark on a new relationship. But a tragic event in the past involving their mothers soon comes to light and threatens to tear them apart. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 06, 2015 |
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| Director: | Brian O'Donnell, Sasha King |
| Writer: | Brian O'Donnell |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | lgbt, gay theme, swear |
| Production Companies | Towpath Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 05, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Matthew Frias | Benny Cruz |
| Edmund Donovan | Christopher Welling |
| Andréa Burns | Lenora Cruz |
| Amy da Luz | Carol Welling |
| Joseph Melendez | David Cruz |
| Isabel Rose Machado | Becca Cruz |
| Cailan Rose | Julie |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Stephanie Yankwitt | Casting |
| Brian O'Donnell | Writer, Director |
| Sasha King | Director |
| Bill Snodgrass | Editor, Music |
| Patrick Jordan | Director of Photography |
| Daniel Aylward | Set Decoration |
| Kathy Louie | Set Decoration |
| Allison Perley-Harter | Set Decoration |
| Scott Osowski | Boom Operator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sasha King | Producer |
| Brian O'Donnell | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 18 | 48 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
Trending Position
A gentle romance based on a slightly far-fetched premiss. Two young men become friends after a game of mud ball; their relationship blossoms until they go on a trip together and discover a shared tragedy in their past that tests the relationships with themselves and their families. It's a low-budget ... affair; decent enough performances from the two leads - Edmund Donovan and Matthew Frias - but don't expect anything too substantial. Maybe that's why it works - it is a movie about love (not necessarily gay love) without the usual drug use, effing and blinding and nudity. The "daytime" television feel is maybe what makes the film more remarkable - it's all just so ordinary as to treat same-sex attraction as routine - and that's no bad thing.