Beach Rats is a 2017 American drama film directed by Eliza Hittman. It stars Harris Dickinson, Madeline Weinstein, and Kate Hodge. It was screened at the U.S. Dramatic Competition section of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival,and was theatrically released on August 25, 2017, by Neon.
Plot
Frankie (Harris Dickinson) struggles to escape his Brooklyn home life. He balances his time with a new girlfriend (Madeline Weinstein), his friends, and chatting on the internet with older men with whom he meets up for sex and drugs. He does not, however, identify as bisexual or gay to his girlfriend or male friends. He just “has sex with men”, in the words of one of his internet partners. Frankie attempts to compartmentalize his life by having sex with older men, hoping to avoid anyone who might happen to know his friends. This becomes increasingly difficult, however, as he moves about the area and happens to run into them or lures them to meetings for drugs.
Cast
Harris Dickinson as Frankie
Madeline Weinstein as Simone
Kate Hodge as Donna
Neal Huff as Joe
Nicole Flyus as Carla
Frank Hakaj as Nick
David Ivanov as Alexei
Anton Selyaninov as Jesse
Harrison Sheehan as Jeremy
Douglas Everett Davis as Harry
Erik Potempa as Michael
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