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, the first by director and writer Duncan Roy. The film is set in the late 1970s in

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and deals with the story of Dean, an 18-year-old boy who assumes another identity in order to enter high society. Dean then meets David, an older

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man who desires him and Benjamin, a young

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. It is largely an autobiographical account of Duncan Roy's early life. The screen consists of a row of three frames, showing three perspectives.

Cast

Matthew Leitch Matthew Leitch (born 19 March 1975) is an English actor, known for his portrayal of Floyd Talbert in the award-winning HBO miniseries '' Band of Brothers''. He also starred in the 2006 action film ''The Detonator''. Biography Leitch started hi ...

as Dean Page *

Diana Quick Diana Marilyn Quick (born 23 November 1946) is an English actress. Early life and family background Quick was born on 23 November 1946 in London, England. She grew up in Dartford, Kent, the third of four children. Her father was Leonard Qui ...

as Lady Gryffoyn *

George Asprey George Asprey (born 1 October 1966) is a British stage, film, and television character actor. Since 2008, Asprey has played the part of Scar in the West End theatre production of the musical ''The Lion King''. Early life Of Asprey's origins, the ...

as David Lord Glendening *

Lindsey Coulson Lindsey Coulson (born 13 April 1960) is an English actress, known for her role as Carol Jackson in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders''. For this role, she won the 2000 British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance. Coulson is also well kno ...

as Georgie *

Blake Ritson Blake Adam Ritson (born 14 January 1978) is an English actor and director. Early life Blake was born on 14, June, 1978 in London and attended the Dolphin School in Reading, Berkshire until 1993, before going to St Paul's School in West Londo ...

as Alexander Gryffoyn *

Peter Youngblood Hills Peter Youngblood Hills (born 28 January 1978) is an England, Anglo-American actor. He is perhaps best known for his supporting role of Sgt. Darrell Powers, Darrell "Shifty" Powers in HBO’s World War II mini-series, ''Band of Brothers (minise ...

as Benjamin * Geoff Bell as Brian Page *

Hannah Yelland Hannah Yelland (born 1976) is a British-born actress now living and working in the United States. Early life Hannah Yelland was born in Hammersmith, west London, and brought up in Richmond, London, Richmond, Surbiton and East Molesey. She is the ...

as Camille Sturton * Daniel Lee as Jamie Page *

Bill Nighy William Francis Nighy (; born 12 December 1949) is an English actor. Nighy started his career with the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool and made his London debut with the Royal National Theatre starting with '' The Illuminatus!'' in 1977. There he ...

as Uncle Louis Gryffoyn * David Kendall as Lee Page *

Fenella Woolgar Fenella Justine Therese Woolgar (born 4 August 1969) is an English film, theatre, television and radio actress. She is known for her roles in the films ''Bright Young Things'' (2003) and '' Judy'' (2019). She is also well known for appearing i ...

as Sarah *

Sean Gilder Sean Brian Gilder (born 1 March 1964) is an English stage, film and screen actor, he is also a playwright Gilder was born in Brampton, Cumberland, England. He is best known for his portrayal of Paddy Maguire on '' Shameless'' from 2005 to 2010 ...

as Tim Lyttleton *

Robin Soans Robin Soans (born 20 June 1946) is a British actor, and a playwright specialising in verbatim and documentary plays. These plays include ''Across the Divide'' (2007); ''A State Affair'' (2000) which looked at life on a Bradford estate, produced ...

as Neil Frost *

Stephen Boxer Stephen Boxer (born 19 May 1950) is an English actor who has appeared in films, on television and on stage. He is known for his role as Joe Fenton on the BBC soap opera '' Doctors''. Career Stephen Boxer was educated at New College School in ...

as Dermot

Reception

The film has been nominated for several awards, especially in the

community. * 2002 — Nominated for the British Independent Film Awards. * 2002 — Won the Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. * 2002 — Won the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. * 2002 — Won L.A.

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. * 2002 — Won the Copenhagen Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. * 2003 — Nominated for the BAFTA Awards. * 2003 — Nominated for the Emden International Film Festival. * 2004 — Won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards.

References

External links

* * 2002 films British LGBT-related films 2000s English-language films 2002 drama films British drama films 2002 LGBT-related films LGBT-related drama films Gay-related films 2000s British films {{LGBT-drama-film-stub