| Director | David Secter |
|---|---|
| Genre | LGBT-related film, drama film |
| Country | Canada |
| Budget | C$8,000 |
Peter Saarinen, a freshman, and Doug Harris, a returning student, arrive at the University of Toronto. Peter is hired as a waiter at the dining hall and is mocked by Doug and other members of Hunter House, a fraternity. Doug and Peter meet in the library, where Peter is reading The Waste Land, and Doug apologises for his actions in the dining hall.
Doug and three other men go to a restaurant to pick up girls. Bev, Doug's girlfriend, performs a striptease for Doug's friends before going out for lunch with him. He ignores her and looks at other women while she talks about her new dress.
Peter invites Doug over to his room to eat Finnish pastries. Peter, who is of Finnish descent, shows Doug a phonograph record of Finnish music. Doug invites Peter to his room to play the record since Peter does not have a record player. They go to a Harry Belafonte show, then around Toronto's nightlife.
After Hunter House's Christmas party, Peter gets drunk and passes out in the dining hall. He is taken out of the hall and Doug leaves a dance due to his concern about Peter. Doug hangs out with Peter in his room while he recovers from his hangover and the two later play in the snow.
Peter gets the role of the male lead in the play Ghosts and meets Sandra during rehearsal. Doug learns one of the songs from Peter's Finnish record and sings it for him while playing on a guitar. Bev questions why Doug likes Peter so much considering that Peter is not like the rest of his friends. Doug explains that is why he likes him. Bev is angry when Peter tells her and Doug they cannot come to the cast party.
Sandra and Peter fall in love and start dating. As final exams approach, Doug is unable to hang out with Peter alone due to Sandra. Bev and Doug's relationship is strained, and they meet less often. Doug invites Peter to a fraternity dance, but Peter does not attend, going to a club with Sandra instead. Doug has sex with Bev. Doug insults Sandra after Peter tells him he had sex with her. Peter tells Doug to leave his room, and Doug kicks his testicles.
Doug is surrounded in his room by items Peter gave him and plays the Finnish song he played Peter earlier. He goes to the library, where he reads The Waste Land.