There are certainly gestures toward that broader sociopolitical context in National Anthem, but Gilford's film is not an anti-reactionary term paper. Rather, he understands that queer lives hold their own inherent gravity, wherever they are planted.
Loosely based on the filmmaker's own experiences living on queer ranches and documenting gay rodeo subculture in a photobook of the same name, National Anthem does not have much plot architecture to speak of: Dylan falls in love with Sky, who is in an-at least in theory-open relationship with her boyfriend Pepe, played by Rene Rosado.
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