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* CoitusEnsues: Natasha rather explicitly gives Franky a hand job after they grow close to each other, which is not really necessary to show and had little buildup.
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* UnfortunateNames: Ballas is an unusual name that sounds suspiciously similar to 'phallus', which has unfortunate implications given his character's storyline.
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* NiceGuy: Franky and Natasha, who are both nice young people. She along among the students is kind to him after he gets shunned (perhaps empathizing due to suffering this herself at first). After they start dating and it's revealed she'd been raped, thus not wanting to have sex with him yet, he understands immediately (Franky still gets hand jobs or blow jobs though, so apparently this meant intercourse).
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* NiceGuy: Franky and Natasha, who are both nice young people. She along alone among the students is kind to him after he gets shunned (perhaps empathizing due to suffering this herself at first). After they start dating and it's revealed she'd been raped, thus not wanting to have sex with him yet, he understands immediately (Franky still gets hand jobs or blow jobs though, so apparently this meant intercourse).
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* SiblingYinYang: Ballas is a {{jerkass}} who never admits he initiated sex with Franky, rather telling everyone it's the opposite and leads them in homophobia against him. Natasha, however, is a [[NiceGirl very sweet girl]] who dates Franky and is shamed herself as a slut after she'd actually been raped, handling this with cool grace. They also have opposite hair colors-Ballas' brown, [[HairOfGoldHeartOfGold Natasha is blonde]].
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* NeverMyFault: Ballas refuses to take responsibility for what happened between him and Franky and that he was the one who initiated it. According to Natasha, it's something he's been doing since he was a kid.
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* DirtyCoward: Typically this wouldn't apply to a confused closeted teenager, but Ballas really crosses the line by lying about what happened with Franky, leading a campaign at school to ostracize him and physically assaulting him twice, in fear o of being labeled as gay.
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* DirtyCoward: Typically this wouldn't apply to a confused closeted teenager, but Ballas really crosses the line by lying about what happened with Franky, leading a campaign at school to ostracize him and physically assaulting him twice, in fear o of being labeled as gay.
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* DirtyCoward: Typically this wouldn't apply to a confused closeted teenager, but Ballas really crosses the line by lying about what happened with Franky, leading a campaign at school to ostracize him and physically assaulting him twice.
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* DirtyCoward: Typically this wouldn't apply to a confused closeted teenager, but Ballas really crosses the line by lying about what happened with Franky, leading a campaign at school to ostracize him and physically assaulting him twice.twice, in fear o of being labeled as gay.
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* CoitusEnsues: Natasha rather explicitly gives Franky a hand job after they grow attracted to each other.
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Best friends Franky and Ballas find their friendship tested when, on the evening of Franky's birthday, the pair share a sexual encounter. In an effort to protect his image, Ballas blames Franky and leads a campaign to ostracise him in school. Franky struggles to come to terms with what happened while forming a friendship with Ballas' outcast sister, Natasha, and working on his strained relationship with his father, who recently left his mother for another man.
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Best friends Franky and Ballas find their friendship tested when, on the evening of Franky's birthday, the pair share a sexual encounter. In an effort to protect his image, Ballas blames Franky and leads a campaign to ostracise ostracize him in school. Franky struggles to come to terms with what happened while forming a friendship with Ballas' outcast sister, Natasha, and working on his strained relationship with his father, who recently left his mother for another man.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Franky is shunned and mocked as gay after Ballas tells them. A gay boy there also gets harassed and mocked as well. Natasha meanwhile is shunned as a "slut", when she was actually raped.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Franky is shunned and mocked as gay after Ballas tells them.other students. A gay boy there also gets harassed and mocked as well. Natasha meanwhile is shunned as a "slut", when she was actually raped.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Franky is shunned and mocked as gay after Ballas tells them. A gay boy there also gets harassed and mocked as well. Natasha meanwhile is shunned as a "slut", when she was actually raped.
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* ArmouredClosetGay: It's implied that this might be Ballas' situation. He is only shown throughout the movie having some form of sex with Franky, although he constantly boasts about having sex with his girlfriend (a classic sign that one is overcompensating
* ClosetKey: Ballas and Franky seem to ambiguously be this for one another as it's implied that prior to their encounter, both assumed they were straight.
* DirtyCoward: Typically this wouldn't apply to a confused closeted teenager, but Ballas really crosses the line by lying about what happened with Franky, leading a campaign at school to ostracise him and physically assaulting him twice.
* HereditaryHomosexuality: Both Franky and his father (when younger) experienced attraction to women, and a sudden revelation that led them to re-evaluate their sexuality. While Franky's dad seems to identify as gay, his own situation is left unclear.
* {{NoHoldsBarredBeatdown}}: [[spoiler: Ballas]] instigates one against Franky that leaves him pretty severely beaten, and physically injured for the rest of the film.
* {{SlutShaming}}: Natasha suffers this at school to the point where she's completely ostracised. It's later revealed that she was actually sexually assaulted and has been isolated due to misinformation.
* ClosetKey: Ballas and Franky seem to ambiguously be this for one another as it's implied that prior to their encounter, both assumed they were straight.
* DirtyCoward: Typically this wouldn't apply to a confused closeted teenager, but Ballas really crosses the line by lying about what happened with Franky, leading a campaign at school to ostracise him and physically assaulting him twice.
* HereditaryHomosexuality: Both Franky and his father (when younger) experienced attraction to women, and a sudden revelation that led them to re-evaluate their sexuality. While Franky's dad seems to identify as gay, his own situation is left unclear.
* {{NoHoldsBarredBeatdown}}: [[spoiler: Ballas]] instigates one against Franky that leaves him pretty severely beaten, and physically injured for the rest of the film.
* {{SlutShaming}}: Natasha suffers this at school to the point where she's completely ostracised. It's later revealed that she was actually sexually assaulted and has been isolated due to misinformation.
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* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: The character of Mouse is interpreted by some as simply a butch lesbian but with others as a trans man, although it is never clarified in the movie or supplementary material. Mouse's use of a fake penis and strong interest in what it's like to really have one, along with often apparently having sex using strap-ons, indicates the latter may well be the case. In the film Mouse never says however, and could still be unsure, just like the boys with their orientation.
* ArmouredClosetGay: It's implied that this might be Ballas' situation. He is only ever shown throughout the movie having some form of sex with Franky, although he constantly boasts about having sex with his girlfriend (a classic sign that one isovercompensating
overcompensating) and acts overtly hostile to Franky over their sexual encounter, attempting to paint Franky as the only "gay" one so he's shunned by most people.
* ClosetKey: Ballas and Franky seem to ambiguously be this for one another as it's implied that prior to their sexual encounter, both assumed they werestraight.
straight. Franky's dad also tells him about how he met his boyfriend, realizing that he's gay by doing so.
* CoitusEnsues: Natasha rather explicitly gives Franky a hand job after they grow attracted to each other.
* DirtyCoward: Typically this wouldn't apply to a confused closeted teenager, but Ballas really crosses the line by lying about what happened with Franky, leading a campaign at school toostracise ostracize him and physically assaulting him twice.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Natasha is blonde, and a kind, friendly girl who's sweet to Franky when everyone else shuns him, becoming his girlfriend.
* HereditaryHomosexuality: Both Franky and his father (when younger) experienced attraction to women, and then a sudden revelation that led them to re-evaluate their sexuality. While Franky's dad seems to identify as gay, his own situation is leftunclear.
* {{NoHoldsBarredBeatdown}}: [[spoiler: Ballas]] instigates one against Franky that leaves him pretty severely beaten, and physically injured for the rest of the film.unclear.
*{{SlutShaming}}: HeteronormativeCrusader: Ballas and most of the students shun Franky when he gets branded gay by the former. In Ballas' case this is clearly to cover up their consensual sexual encounter. They also mock and harass a gay boy there.
* MySisterIsOffLimits: Ballas is outraged after Franky and his sister Natasha start dating, claiming it was just to [[TheBeard prove Franky's straight]] (but this isn't the case). They both roundly ignore his injunctions not to see each other.
* NiceGuy: Franky and Natasha, who are both nice young people. She along among the students is kind to him after he gets shunned (perhaps empathizing due to suffering this herself at first). After they start dating and it's revealed she'd been raped, thus not wanting to have sex with him yet, he understands immediately (Franky still gets hand jobs or blow jobs though, so apparently this meant intercourse).
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: [[spoiler: Ballas]] instigates one against Franky that leaves him pretty severely beaten, and physically injured for the rest of the film.
* RapeAsBackstory: Natasha reveals to Franky that she's not actually promiscuous like everyone thinks. In fact, she was raped while at a party, waking up afterward with no memory of what happened. Though she seems fairly unfazed by all this, Natasha adds that not knowing what exactly happened is almost worse.
* SlutShaming: Natasha suffers this at school to the point where she's completelyostracised.ostracized. It's later revealed that she was actually sexually assaulted and has been isolated due to misinformation.
* ArmouredClosetGay: It's implied that this might be Ballas' situation. He is only ever shown throughout the movie having some form of sex with Franky, although he constantly boasts about having sex with his girlfriend (a classic sign that one is
* ClosetKey: Ballas and Franky seem to ambiguously be this for one another as it's implied that prior to their sexual encounter, both assumed they were
* CoitusEnsues: Natasha rather explicitly gives Franky a hand job after they grow attracted to each other.
* DirtyCoward: Typically this wouldn't apply to a confused closeted teenager, but Ballas really crosses the line by lying about what happened with Franky, leading a campaign at school to
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Natasha is blonde, and a kind, friendly girl who's sweet to Franky when everyone else shuns him, becoming his girlfriend.
* HereditaryHomosexuality: Both Franky and his father (when younger) experienced attraction to women, and then a sudden revelation that led them to re-evaluate their sexuality. While Franky's dad seems to identify as gay, his own situation is left
* {{NoHoldsBarredBeatdown}}: [[spoiler: Ballas]] instigates one against Franky that leaves him pretty severely beaten, and physically injured for the rest of the film.
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* MySisterIsOffLimits: Ballas is outraged after Franky and his sister Natasha start dating, claiming it was just to [[TheBeard prove Franky's straight]] (but this isn't the case). They both roundly ignore his injunctions not to see each other.
* NiceGuy: Franky and Natasha, who are both nice young people. She along among the students is kind to him after he gets shunned (perhaps empathizing due to suffering this herself at first). After they start dating and it's revealed she'd been raped, thus not wanting to have sex with him yet, he understands immediately (Franky still gets hand jobs or blow jobs though, so apparently this meant intercourse).
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: [[spoiler: Ballas]] instigates one against Franky that leaves him pretty severely beaten, and physically injured for the rest of the film.
* RapeAsBackstory: Natasha reveals to Franky that she's not actually promiscuous like everyone thinks. In fact, she was raped while at a party, waking up afterward with no memory of what happened. Though she seems fairly unfazed by all this, Natasha adds that not knowing what exactly happened is almost worse.
* SlutShaming: Natasha suffers this at school to the point where she's completely
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Best friends Franky and Ballas find their friendship tested when when, on the evening of Franky's birthday, the pair share a sexual encounter. In an effort to protect his image, Ballas blames Franky and leads a campaign to ostracise him in school. Franky struggles to come to terms with what happened while forming a friendship with Ballas' outcast sister, Natasha, and working on his strained relationship with his father, who recently left his mother for another man.
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''Giant Little Ones'' is a 2018 Canadian drama film directed by Keith Behrman.
Best friends Franky and Ballas find their friendship tested when on the evening of Franky's birthday, the pair share a sexual encounter. In an effort to protect his image, Ballas blames Franky and leads a campaign to ostracise him in school. Franky struggles to come to terms with what happened while forming a friendship with Ballas' outcast sister, Natasha, and working on his strained relationship with his father, who recently left his mother for another man.
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!!This film provides examples of:
* AmbiguouslyBi: Both Ballas and Franky. While Ballas initiated oral sex, Franky tells his father that he wasn't uncomfortable with what happened. Both also have sexual encounters with girls throughout the film and nothing definitive is said about their sexualities.
* AmbiguousEnding: The movie ends with Franky starting to find some level of inner peace with his sexuality and starting to repair his relationships with both his father and Ballas. There's a slight hint that Franky and Ballas could come to acknowledge their feelings for one another but the movie's ending very much feels like a prologue to that larger story.
* ArmouredClosetGay: It's implied that this might be Ballas' situation. He is only shown throughout the movie having some form of sex with Franky, although he constantly boasts about having sex with his girlfriend (a classic sign that one is overcompensating
* ClosetKey: Ballas and Franky seem to ambiguously be this for one another as it's implied that prior to their encounter, both assumed they were straight.
* DirtyCoward: Typically this wouldn't apply to a confused closeted teenager, but Ballas really crosses the line by lying about what happened with Franky, leading a campaign at school to ostracise him and physically assaulting him twice.
* HereditaryHomosexuality: Both Franky and his father (when younger) experienced attraction to women, and a sudden revelation that led them to re-evaluate their sexuality. While Franky's dad seems to identify as gay, his own situation is left unclear.
* {{NoHoldsBarredBeatdown}}: [[spoiler: Ballas]] instigates one against Franky that leaves him pretty severely beaten, and physically injured for the rest of the film.
* {{SlutShaming}}: Natasha suffers this at school to the point where she's completely ostracised. It's later revealed that she was actually sexually assaulted and has been isolated due to misinformation.
* UnfortunateNames: Ballas is an unusual name that sounds suspiciously similar to 'phallus', which has unfortunate implications given his character's storyline.
* ViewerGenderConfusion: The character of Mouse is interpreted by some as simply a butch lesbian but by others as a trans man, although it is never clarified in the movie or supplementary material.
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[{{Tagline}} Love Without Labels, Life Without Regrets]]]]
''Giant Little Ones'' is a 2018 Canadian drama film directed by Keith Behrman.
Best friends Franky and Ballas find their friendship tested when on the evening of Franky's birthday, the pair share a sexual encounter. In an effort to protect his image, Ballas blames Franky and leads a campaign to ostracise him in school. Franky struggles to come to terms with what happened while forming a friendship with Ballas' outcast sister, Natasha, and working on his strained relationship with his father, who recently left his mother for another man.
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!!This film provides examples of:
* AmbiguouslyBi: Both Ballas and Franky. While Ballas initiated oral sex, Franky tells his father that he wasn't uncomfortable with what happened. Both also have sexual encounters with girls throughout the film and nothing definitive is said about their sexualities.
* AmbiguousEnding: The movie ends with Franky starting to find some level of inner peace with his sexuality and starting to repair his relationships with both his father and Ballas. There's a slight hint that Franky and Ballas could come to acknowledge their feelings for one another but the movie's ending very much feels like a prologue to that larger story.
* ArmouredClosetGay: It's implied that this might be Ballas' situation. He is only shown throughout the movie having some form of sex with Franky, although he constantly boasts about having sex with his girlfriend (a classic sign that one is overcompensating
* ClosetKey: Ballas and Franky seem to ambiguously be this for one another as it's implied that prior to their encounter, both assumed they were straight.
* DirtyCoward: Typically this wouldn't apply to a confused closeted teenager, but Ballas really crosses the line by lying about what happened with Franky, leading a campaign at school to ostracise him and physically assaulting him twice.
* HereditaryHomosexuality: Both Franky and his father (when younger) experienced attraction to women, and a sudden revelation that led them to re-evaluate their sexuality. While Franky's dad seems to identify as gay, his own situation is left unclear.
* {{NoHoldsBarredBeatdown}}: [[spoiler: Ballas]] instigates one against Franky that leaves him pretty severely beaten, and physically injured for the rest of the film.
* {{SlutShaming}}: Natasha suffers this at school to the point where she's completely ostracised. It's later revealed that she was actually sexually assaulted and has been isolated due to misinformation.
* UnfortunateNames: Ballas is an unusual name that sounds suspiciously similar to 'phallus', which has unfortunate implications given his character's storyline.
* ViewerGenderConfusion: The character of Mouse is interpreted by some as simply a butch lesbian but by others as a trans man, although it is never clarified in the movie or supplementary material.
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