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Swoon

Love gone mad. History gone bad.

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  • Drama

Overview

Teenagers Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb share a dangerous sexual bond and an amoral outlook on life. They spend afternoons breaking into storefronts and engaging in petty crimes, until the calculating Nathan ups the ante by kidnapping, and murdering, a young boy.

Keywords

  • 1920s
  • homophobia
  • male homosexuality
  • gay theme
  • black and white
  • true crime
  • real life
  • queer cinema

Details

Status
Released
Release date
September 11, 1992
Original language
English
Spoken languages
English
Director
Tom Kalin
Cinematography
Ellen Kuras
Budget
$250,000
Revenue
$340,147
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