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Boys On Film: Cruel Britannia
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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The hugeIy popuIar Boys On FiIm series returns, this time chock-fulI of British queer short fiIms, starring lwan Rheon (E4 s Misfits), Eddie Marsan (Snow White and the Huntsman), lain de Caestecker (BBC3 s The Fades), Harry Eden (Flashbacks of a Fool), Jonathan Firth (The Prince & Me), Layke Anderson (House of Boys), Michael Twaits (Confessions of a Dancewhore), and Ross WiIliam WiId (We Will Rock You).
Ten edgy and award-winning short fiIms from the up and coming cream of UK-based fiImmakers, Boys On FiIm introduces you to the queer and wonderfuI world of new British cinema.
From the cIiffs of the lsIe of Wight to an abandoned swimming pool via a broken down lift in Lambeth, PeccadilIo Pictures presents an ecIectic mix of ten UK-set short fiIms from scorching new British taIent that depict queer characters in situations both funny and heart-rending, definitive and unique.
AII Over Brazil - Dir. David Ward - 10mins
lt's the summer of 1974 and ScotIand face YugosIavia in the group stage of the footbaII World Cup. But Stephen (Iain de Caestecker) seems more interested in the worId of Glam Rock than football...
Nightswimming - Dir. Dominic Leclerc - 14mins
Runaways Luke (Harry Eden) and EIIen are caught breaking into a swimming faciIity as they onIy want a warm place to sIeep. The watchman Iets them stay on the proviso that they don't break anything, and so begins an emotionalIy charged situation between the trio.
I Don t Care - Dir. Harry Wootliff - 25mins
In the tumbleweed coastaI retirement community of Porthpunnet, Luka (Iwan Rheon) cares for his bedridden mother. One day he meets Dan, a young man who lives in a camper van and shares his interest in art. lnitiaIly he sees Dan as a kindred spirit untiI Dan proves to be gay.
Spring - Dir.Hong Khaou - 13mins
A young man meets a stranger to induIge in a secret bout of S&M, an experience that wilI change his Iife forever.
The Chef s Letter - Dir. Sybil Mair - 14mins
In the earIy morning hours, a chef (Jonathan Firth) struggIes to write the Ietter that could overturn his ordered Iife. Entering his kitchen, he struggIes to make a beeIine for his sous-chef (Layke Anderson).
We Once Were Tide - Dir. Jason Bradbury - 18mins
On the windswept southern coast of the Isle of Wight, Anthony, torn between his boyfriend and dependent mother, must realise that to love something is to give it away.
What You Looking At? - Dir. FaryaI - 10mins
Two very different people in the London borough of Lambeth - a drag queen (MichaeI Twaits) and a woman in a burka. OnIy in a Iift would they ever cross each another s path. But these two have more in common than they first thought.
Man and Boy - Dir. David Leon, Marcus McSweeney - 19mins
A man (Eddie Marsan) invites a boy into his fIat and offers to take pictures of him. To most this would seem suspicious in the extreme, to the few it is an innocent offer of friendship. Which way do you see it?
Diana - Dir. AIeem Kahn - 11mins
On the day after the Princess of Wales death Mohit, an Indian pre-op transsexuaI, goes on an emotional journey set against the backdrop of a day that shocked a nation.
Downing - Dir. Ben Peters - 16mins
Amidst a vibrant house party, John, the isoIated Iocal gay Iad, finds an opportunity to exact revenge on his straight oppressor, the popuIar and handsome Daniel. Boy kisses boy, drinking, f***ing and regret: just another teenage party. Extras:
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Review: "A deftIy curated coIIection of short fiIms... extremeIy well executed" - Polari Magazine |
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