This film is part of Rentals
Mysterious Ways
Paul Oremland’s impassioned drama is a searing critique of the church’s attitude towards the LGBTQI+ community.
Director: Paul Oremland
Overview
Peter (Richard Short), a white vicar in a small New Zealand town, wants to marry his Samoan boyfriend Jason (newcomer Nick Afoa) in church, but when word gets out it scandalises the devout local community and unleashes a media storm that tests the couple’s relationship to the limit. Paul Oremland’s impassioned and moving drama is a searing critique of the church’s attitude towards the LGBTQI+ community.
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