The Green
Another version of the old chestnut of liberal city folk going to a bastion of small-town conservatism and finding that life is not so rosy when the gossips and the bigots get into action. The setting is coastal Connecticut and the protagonists are a gay couple. Michael is a liberal arts teacher who gets accused wrongly of making advances to a male student. 
The accusations cover over a squalid history of alcoholism and abuse but the locals prefer to believe the long-term residents rather than the unknown newcomers. The film also asks some interesting questions abouttrust in the relationship and the real acts of friends, and of course has a lot to show about fear. Jason, the lead character is an infuriating idealist and refuses to believe how bad things could get before acting.
Good acting from him and support from Julia Ormond, Illeana Douglas and Cheyenne Jackson. Nothing too new and a bit rushed at the end, but it is well filmed and put together so merits some attention for that.
