A good-natured film about tolerance, acceptance and just being yourself, Breakfast with Scot is like a family-values-heavy after-school spesh with a hot-pink twist.

Ed, a closeted ex-NHL-goon-turned-TV-sportscaster, must confront his own discomfort with his sexual identity when a lovable and super-fey 11-year-old orphan turns up at the home Ed shares with his partner Sam (Ben Shenkman), dripping in his dead mother’s jewellery and scarves. It’s like a gay version of ’80s race-centred sitcoms like Diff’rent Strokes and Webster, with an especially tenuous explanation for how a busy professional couple end up as temporary foster parents. Trust that poignant mayhem ensues.

The whole cast is strong and extremely likeable, with the young Noah Bernett delivering a believable and nuanced performance as Scot, elevating what could be a cartoonish role to three dimensions.