In Washington, D.C., Mayor Williams now has some voice in
school affairs rooted in his ability to select some of the school board members, but he can not appoint a leader for the school system.
Lelio understands that the community at the center of the film is
rooted in old -
school tradition, but as it's physically
rooted in a cultural capital of the world, no one here is a stranger to gays and lesbians, and so the reactions to Ronit and Esit's rekindled love
affair never rise to the level of the hysteric.