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- 2014
- Not Rated
- GathrFilms
- 1 h 50 m
- 2014
- Not Rated
- GathrFilms
- 1 h 50 m
Summary Three gay seniors navigate the adventures, challenges and surprises of life and love in their golden years.
Directed By: PJ Raval
Written By: Kyle Henry, PJ Raval
- 2014
- Not Rated
- GathrFilms
- 1 h 50 m
- 2014
- Not Rated
- GathrFilms
- 1 h 50 m
Before You Know It
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Summary Three gay seniors navigate the adventures, challenges and surprises of life and love in their golden years.
Directed By: PJ Raval
Written By: Kyle Henry, PJ Raval
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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67% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
68
67% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
33% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Before You Know It is a chronicle of the challenges facing an aging portion of the population, but it doubles as something more universal: a means of cutting through isolation and societal expectation, and finding a stronger self on the other side.
Throughout, Before You Know It resists foundering in pathos or kitsch; its subjects are too complex and resistant, having survived decades of change, to be reduced to victims or examples.
Just looking at men of this age adds new depth to questions about legalizing gay marriage and further normalizing the kind of institutionalized responsibilities straight people take for granted.
The more you become acquainted with these men, the more this movie grows on you. This is the sneaky power of authentic cinema verité. The purer the form, the purer the truths that may be revealed.
While often affecting and absorbing, the film proves intellectually and contextually light. This is especially true given a leisurely running time that could have easily accommodated more dimensional probing.
There’s much sympathy but little tension in P J Raval’s new documentary.
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Production Company
ITVS International,
Unraval Pictures,
Untitled Films
Release Date May 30, 2014
Duration 1 h 50 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline You never think about getting older...
Website
http://beforeyouknowitfilm.com/
Awards
Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Chicago Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Image + Nation Festival Cinema LGBT Montreal Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
