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Straight A

Straight A

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Straight A

2016

0h 9m

4.3(8 votes)

Drama

Family

Overview

Struggling with maintaining his same-sex long-term relationship a secret and keeping up with his image of being the perfect straight A son, Alex must face his father and tell him the truth about his sexuality.

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5 featured cast members

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Todd Lien

Todd Lien

Alex Chen

Nathan Chen

Mr. Chen

Zach Cramblit

Kyle

Arain Chgao

Gracie Chen

Creative team

Directed by: Mariana Robles Thome
Written by: Todd Lien

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