America ReFramed

Broken Heart Land

Season 2 Episode 22 | 1h 21m 24s | WETA Passport

On an autumn afternoon in Norman, Oklahoma, gay teen Zack Harrington killed himself with a gunshot to the head. Against the backdrop of a town bitterly divided on the issue of homosexuality, his parents, conservative Republicans and military veterans, are forced to reconcile their own social and political beliefs, eventually moving from private denial to public acceptance of their son’s legacy.

Aired: 06/23/14 | Expires: 06/30/23 | Rating: TV-PG

Major funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding provided by the Ford Foundation, and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

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