Clarence Nero

Profane and at times, a little too conveniently dramatic. In New Orleans' Ninth Ward, the lives of Tonya, Johnny and James intersect in interesting and unexpected ways. Tonya and Johnny are high school sweethearts but Johnny is sent to jail for severely beating Tonya's ex-boyfriend. Tonya tries hard to remain faithful to Johnny but she has her life to live and she pursues a stint as a video dancer for a popular rapper with whom she has an affair. James is a gay man who lives for performing on gay nights at a Club Circus. He had a brief stint in jail for stealing from his employer, Saks Fifth Avenue. While in jail, Johnny realizes he needs to get his life straight; he studies for the GED and helps inmates with their appeals. It is in jail that he meets James; Johnny's repressed doubts about his sexuality are eliminated when he and James fall in love. But now that both men are out of jail, Johnny must find a way to live his new life with James and deal with girlfriend Tonya; his homophobic, violent cousin Kojack and his stern preacher father.… (mais)