

Make the Yuletide Gay
2009-11-01 · 89 min · ★ 6.3
The holidays get overly festive as Olaf "Gunn" Gunnunderson, an out-and-proud gay college student, crawls back into the closet to survive the holidays with his parents. But when his boyfriend, Nathan, shows up at their doorstep unannounced, Gunn must put on a charade to keep the relationship a secret. With pressure mounting from all sides, will Gunn come out before the truth does?
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- Directors
- Rob Williams
- Production companies
- Great House Films
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Keith JordanOlaf 'Gunn' Gunnunderson
Wyatt FennerThomas
Hallee HirshAbby Mancuso
Kelly KeatonAnya Gunnunderson
Derek LongSven Gunnunderson
Alison ArngrimHeather Mancuso
Adamo RuggieroNathan Stanford
Ian BuchananPeter Stanford
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