Young Mungo

Mungo and James live in a world shaped by poverty, sectarian divides, and rigid expectations. Mungo is a Protestant, James a Catholic—labels that should make them enemies. But in the quiet refuge of James’s dovecote, surrounded by cooing pigeons and stolen moments, the boys fall deeply in love, dreaming of a life far from the violence and judgment that defines their surroundings.

Yet just as their fragile sanctuary begins to feel real, Mungo is sent on a trip to a remote Scottish loch with two unfamiliar men—an outing meant to "toughen him up." What follows is a brutal test of Mungo’s strength, will, and desire to survive.

Lyrical and deeply compassionate, Young Mungo explores the fierce power of queer love amid brutality, and the ways in which tenderness can endure even in the darkest places.