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Akron

Love now.

Benny, a college freshman at the University of Akron, Ohio meets and falls for fellow freshman Christopher at a football game. With the support of their families and friends they embark on a new relationship. But a tragic event in the past involving their mothers soon comes to light and threatens to tear them apart.

20151h 28mNRRomance, Drama

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About Akron

Directors
Brian O'Donnell, Sasha King
Cast
Matthew Frias, Edmund Donovan, Andréa Burns, Amy da Luz, Joseph Melendez, Isabel Rose Machado
Genres
Romance, Drama
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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