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Director: Ron Peck, Paul Hallam
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From Time Out Film Guide
Undoubtedly worthy, Britain's first major gay movie is nevertheless often excruciatingly dull, and in many ways highly pessimistic. Dealing with a schoolteacher who cruises the discos endlessly but remains in the closet at work - until, that is, a revelatory discussion with his pupils - the film fails through its sluggish pace and awkward amateur performances. Worst of all, however, is that it presents its hero as such a miserable sod; anyone tempted toward his own sex would surely be deterred after watching Robertson's endlessly unsmiling face.Author: GA
Cast & crew
Director: Ron Peck, Paul Hallam
Producer: Ron Peck, Paul Hallam
Cast: Ken Robertson, Tony Westrope, Rachel Nicholas James, Maureen Dolan, Stuart Craig Turton, Clive Peters, Derek Jarman full cast
Duration: 113 mins
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