A gay teacher at a private high school in Connecticut finds his career and personal life in jeopardy after being accused of inappropriate conduct with a male student. All Michael wanted was a place to make a home with his partner Daniel, the owner of a small catering business. He thought that if he just maintained a low profile his sexuality wouldn't be an issue. But when a troubled student levels a serious accusation at him, Michael discovers that homophobia still runs rampant in his quiet, sheltered community. Later, things go from bad to worse for Michael when the student runs away from home, prompting his financially destitute mother and her opportunistic boyfriend to tray and make some quick cash over the controversy. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Called a smart and sophisticated film about life in a post-marriage-equality world by the San Francisco Chronicle, and Engrossing by Variety, The Green tells the story of a teacher at a Connecticut private high school, who thinks he can live a simple, harmonious domestic existence with his partner Daniel, a locavore caterer. Seemingly more concerned with the minutiae of suburban life than he is about challenging the bias he experiences in the provincial, recession-weary Yankee bastion, Michael adheres to an unspoken survival code: Don t speak up, don t make trouble. But Michael s world is turned upside-down when he is accused of engaging in inappropriate behavior with a male student, who runs away from home leaving behind his financially-strapped mother and her mercenary boyfriend to capitalize on the school s culpability in the alleged affair. With his job, relationship, and freedom in jeopardy, Michael must confront the suspicions of his co-workers, the latent homophobia of his friends and neighbors, and Daniel s doubts about his partner s innocence after the investigation reveals a secret from his past.
