

Shelter
The power of being true to yourself.
Forced to give up his dreams of art school, Zach works dead-end jobs to support his sister and her son. Questioning his life, he paints, surfs and hangs out with his best friend, Gabe. When Gabe's older brother returns home for the summer, Zach suddenly finds himself drawn into a relationship he didn't expect.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $500K
- Box office
- $142.7K
- Language
- English
- coming out
- surfing
- california
- beach
- sibling relationship
- skateboarding
- homophobia
- artist
- graffiti
- family relationships
- art school
- romance
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Produced in
United States of America
Where to watch
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR16 Jun 2007
AustraliaAU
- PremiereMelbourne Queer Film Festival8 Mar 2008
BrazilBR
- Physical1619 Jun 2009
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1215 Apr 2009
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Shelter was released on 16 June 2007.
Audience reviews
1- K4/10
kinrich30
9/8/2026
I know a lot won't agree with me, but I really didn't care for it. The main character's story was all right and it had kind of a happy ending as such. However, his sister and her boyfriend were such annoying characters (I'm sure that was the intent), but for me they just ruined the movie. I know this was a fan favorite, but for me I was glad when it ended
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