I AM MICHAEL is the incredible true-life story of Michael Glatze (Franco), a high profile gay youth activist who created a national controversy when he claimed to no longer be gay and became a straight Christian pastor. The film follows Michael from his life in San Francisco with his boyfriend Bennett (Quinto), where he pursues political activism, a journalist career at XY Magazine, social awareness, and sexual exploration, to his days of personal self-discovery. After a traumatic scare, Michael is plagued by doubt and paranoia, and begins a religious reawakening.... Michael renounces his gay lifestyle, rejects his friends, and endeavors to find his true self. He explores Buddhism and Mormonism, yet ultimately lands at a Christian Bible school in rural Wyoming where he meets his girlfriend, Rebekah (Roberts), and becomes the pastor of his own church. This powerful new film captures one man's haunting journey through modern concepts of love, denial and redemption. [show more]
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James Franco, Zachary Quinto and Emma Roberts star in this US biographical drama. The film follows the controversial life and choices of gay rights activist Michael Glatze (Franco), beginning with his upbringing in San Francisco. It is during this time that he comes to terms with his sexuality, and while living with boyfriend Bennett (Quinto), he becomes an activist and a journalist for XY Magazine. However, his mother's passing causes Michael to question his past choices and he begins studying different religions and pondering whether he will be reunited with his mother in the afterlife. His new-found Christian faith leads him to rigorously study the Bible and become a pastor, a role he uses to denounce homosexuality to the shock of many of his previous followers.
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