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Lightning Bugs in a Jar

Family is easy to leave but impossible to forget.

5.9(8)201520m1

When a mother and son with a caustic history reunite to pack-up their old house, sparks fly as long-buried secrets are revealed, and it might fall upon the shoulders of the son's boyfriend to help heal old wounds.

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Released
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Language
English
  • melancholy
  • lgbt
  • candid
  • mother son relationship
  • short film
  • intimate
  • intense
  • gay couple
  • powerful
  • sympathetic
  • boyfriend boyfriend relationship

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United States of America

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  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical (limited)18A19 May 2015
  • FranceFR

    • Premiere19 May 2015
  • SwedenSE

    • Theatrical (limited)1519 May 2015

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Lightning Bugs in a Jar was released on 19 May 2015.

Audience reviews

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    CinemaSerf

    4/3/2024

    6/10

    Mother "Farrah" (Betsy Aidem) arrives at her old house to find son "Max" (Devin McDuffee) flagrante delicto with boyfriend "Ben" (Ethan Slater). She's not especially bothered about that, it's just that there are jobs to be done clearing out their former home, and it's soon quite clear that it's not just that that needs a good airing. This crams quite a lot of family tension into twenty minutes but sadly very little o…

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