Set against a lush background of swaying palms and tropical breezes, Mortimer’s powerful drama follows the lives of two men, one black, one white, in a country not famed for its tolerance. Romeo is good looking and gay, pestered by his family in Nassau to get married and settle down. Escaping them, he heads to the more laid-back island of Eleuthera where a chance encounter puts him in the path of Johnny, a white Bahamian artist, struggling with his own issues. Also on the island is Lena, a pastor’s wife, determined to make an issue of the community’s apparent laissez-faire attitude to ‘the gay problem’. As the three intersect, lessons are learned and histories revealed, and Mortimer steers admirably clear of preachy treacle – his characters are real and believable, as are the scenarios he throws them into. As a comment on the role and influence of conservative Christianity in the Caribbean it’s a powerful piece, but its real heart is as a love story, compassionately told through an expert lens. Cinematography is first rate and the Bahamas plays a starring role – beautiful, and ugly, as it is.