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Synopsis: I AM MICHAEL is the incredible true-life story of Michael Glatze (Franco), a high profile gay youth activist who created a national controversy when he claimed to no longer be gay and became a straight Christian pastor. The film follows Michael from his life in San Francisco with his boyfriend Bennett (Quinto), where he pursues political activism, a journalist career at XY Magazine, social awareness, and sexual exploration, to his days of personal self-discovery. After a traumatic scare, Michael is plagued by doubt and paranoia, and begins a religious reawakening. Michael renounces his gay lifestyle, rejects his friends, and endeavors to find his "true self." He explores Buddhism and Mormonism, yet ultimately lands at a Christian Bible school in rural Wyoming where he meets his girlfriend, Rebekah (Roberts), and becomes the pastor of his own church. This powerful new film captures one man's haunting journey through modern concepts of love, denial and redemption.
Director(s): Justin Kelly
Production: Brainstorm Media
  8 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.7
Metacritic:
56
Rotten Tomatoes:
64%
NOT RATED
Year:
2015
98 min
383 Views


You get everything?

Mm-hmm.

These are going to storage.

Well, so you can have a little

more room for your shoes?

Shut up.

I have never seen anyone

with more shoes than you.

You can never have

too many shoes.

Get those out of here.

Hello?

Hi.

Hi.

How are you?

Good.

I finished school.

But I'm no longer on their path.

So what path are you on now?

My own.

I'm going to be the pastor

of my own church.

Why are you calling?

Um...

I, uh...

I got the picture

you sent of Olly.

I know it was months ago,

but I didn't respond.

So how is she?

Oh, she's getting old.

But she's okay.

She has this

stuffed animal that she

carries around with her now

everywhere she goes

like it's her baby.

Bennett...

I should tell you

before someone else does.

I'm engaged.

To a...

Really amazing woman.

Now, I know

what you're thinking because

I asked myself the same thing...

Am I really in love with her

or am I only doing this

to be right in god's eyes?

And I'm truly

in love with her, Bennett.

God went to the root

of my same sex desires

and he uprooted them.

He demonstrated

that they were abnormal.

Michael...

I'm really glad

you think you're happy.

And I wish you all the best.

I really do.

I think you know that.

But I have no idea

why you would call me up

and use words like "abnormal."

I'm so sorry for the way

that things went down.

But just because we don't

share certain beliefs,

it doesn't mean that

we can't still be friends.

I'll always be your friend.

And I really hope that this path

takes you where you wanna go.

But I also hope that...

As you're setting out

to help other people...

That you really take some time

to help yourself.

I-i am. I...

I'm not gonna sit here

and say that I know

I'll be this way

for the rest of my life.

We're always changing, evolving.

And I'm open to that.

Then...

I guess nothing's

really changed.

Yeah.

You take care of yourself, okay?

Goodbye, Michael.

Bye.

Here they come.

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