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The Truth About Alex

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Brad Stevens and Alex Prager are best friends. They are both popular high school students and key members of the football team. Brad is up for nomination to West Point, and Alex is a talented pianist who’s counting on his football skills to land him a university scholarship. But their lives are turned upside down when one day Alex admits that he is gay.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1987-02-09

Runtime: 50 mins

Director: Paul Shapiro

Writer: Craig Storper

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama, TV Movie

Original title: The Truth About Alex

Production Companies: Scholastic Productions, Insight Productions

Production Countries: Canada

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