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in the weeks following the

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. Eric (

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), a gay photographer, places an ad for a new roommate on September 10, 2001, for his apartment with a view of the World Trade Center. He encounters prospective roommates in varying stages of grief, including a campaign worker for mayoral candidate Mark Green, a boisterous construction worker, an idealistic

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student, and a trader on Wall Street, each of whom share his own perspective on the events. Throughout the film, Eric deals with the aftermath of 9/11, the trauma it has caused and continues to cause him, and the resulting split from his boyfriend.

Cast

as Eric * Jeremy Beazlie as Jeremy * Lucas Papaelias as Kevin * Elizabeth Kapplow as Josie * Michael Linstroth as Jeff * Nick Potenzieri as Alex * Jay Gillespie as Max * Stephen Sporer as Conor (voice) * Jeff Wenger as Ben (voice) * Bob Williams as Will (voice) * M. Rosenthal as Victor (voice) * Charles Couineau as Charles (voice) * Tim Allis as Matt (voice) * Jace Mclean as Ted (voice) * Kevin Ray as Joey (voice) * Pete Zias as Yval (voice) * Julian Fleisher as Roommate Reject (voice) (billed as Julian Fleischer) * Eric Sanders as Roommate Reject (voice) * John Keating as Roommate Reject (voice) * Brandon Taylor as Roommate Reject (voice) * Mark Sam as Roommate Reject (voice) * David Zellnik as Roommate Reject (voice)

References

External links

* * 2005 films American LGBTQ-related films Films based on the September 11 attacks New York City in fiction 2005 drama films 2000s LGBTQ-related drama films 2005 LGBTQ-related films American films based on plays 2000s English-language films 2000s American films English-language drama films {{LGBT-drama-film-stub