directed by: Ang Lee, year: 2005
actors: Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal

Brokeback Mountain is a 2005 romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee. It tells the story of two young men, Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist, who fall in love while working as sheep herders in Wyoming. The film follows their complex relationship over the course of 20 years, as they struggle to come to terms with their feelings in a society that is not accepting of their love.

Forbidden Love, Rural Life, Identity, Emotional Struggle, Societal Norms, Emotional Repression, Melodrama, Tragic Romance