

Soft Like Me
1996-03-20 · 26 min · ★ 7.5
On a secluded prairie farm, adolescent boys labor in wheat fields for a sexually predatory warden and his farmhands, who threaten to feed them to a voracious beast if they ever disobey. The newly arrived Linus instantly catches the warden's eye, and begins to receive secret visitations from a mysterious girl. The other boys tell Linus the legend of a special boy who fled the farm and became a glorious angel that will one day return to free them all. When Linus asks the girl if she is the angel, her answer is enigmatic. After the warden's favorite boy dies, Linus is poised to become the next victim. The girl reappears and promises to help him escape, but with hope comes punishment.
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- Directors
- Jeff Erbach
- Production companies
- Tiny Sumo Entertainment, The Manitoba Arts Council, Winnipeg Film Group, ONF | NFB, Manitoba Film & Sound Development Corporation
- Countries
- Canada
- Status
- Released
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