Summaries

Trapped in father's nightmare, a boy tries to repeal the psychological repression by competing for his sister's sexual attention.

Obscure is a coming-of-age story of a teenage boy who sexually awakens after discovering the dark sexual relationship between his father and sister. The sibling love and companionship, which once served to counterbalance familial strangeness, is now disturbed and gradually develops into a sexual attraction and desire.—Kunlin Wang

Obscure is a coming-of-age journey of a teenage boy who sexually awakens after discovering the sexual relationship between his father figure and sister figure. The story takes place in a self-contained universe, a desolate farm. Jamie spends his days working on the farm with livestock, in fear of his tyrannical father, and in the close, intimate company of his sister Lou. Lou's sexual and gender identity is repressed. She is a tough, unschooled teenage girl, who suffers harsh, repetitive farm work as well as assaults from her father. Jamie and Lou's sibling love and companionship, which once served to counterbalance familial strangeness, is now disturbed after Jamie develops a sexual desire for Lou.

Details

Keywords
  • boy
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Feb 6, 2025
Countries of origin United States China
Language English
Filming locations Llano, California, USA
Production companies Chapman University Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, Chapman University Kanchang Pitcures

Box office

Budget $150000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 32m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 4:3

Synopsis

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