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Director: Chris Newby
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From Time Out Film Guide
This playful second feature is a world away from the medieval meditations of Anchoress. A virtual two-hander, it's a disarming love stories featuring a very odd couple: Hannah's young gay man, a fugitive from the club scene where the Madagascar-shaped birthmark on his face makes him feel ill at ease; and Hill's slightly shady Harry, a thumping heterosexual whose sheltered coastal hideaway may indicate that he too is running away from a past he'd rather not have to deal with. There's plenty of quirky humour, much that's the unexpected, and a gleeful eye for the absurd, as the film quizzically picks its way towards the triumph of their affections.Author: TJ
Cast & crew
Director: Chris Newby
Producer: Julie Baines
Cast: John Hannah, Bernard Hill, Mark Anthony, Mark Petit, Danny Earl full cast
Duration: 93 mins
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