
Desert Hearts
1985


6 votes
Two high school boys from different social worlds experience romantic feelings for each other. Edmar, a high-performing Filipino student, and Pili, a Native Hawaiian student-athlete, learn that navigating self-growth and teenage love in Hawaiʻi is as complicated as their understanding and love for Hawaiʻi and it’s ever-changing cultural landscape.
Director
Keli'i GraceStreaming availability for India
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Original Language
Tagalog
Budget
$250K
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There’s a bit of rivalry between the indigenous young men of Hawai’i and those of Philipino heritage whom they think cavalier about the natural resources of their pristine islands. That hostility extends into school where “Pili” (Kaipo Dudoit) and his older lads like to pick on “Edmar” (Jayson Munoz) and his pals. Things look set to come to an head when a teacher decides to pair these two on a project to select and prepare their favourite food for presentation to their fellow students. Of course, this doesn’t seem like the best of ideas as the two men see eye to eye on virtually nothing, but g…
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