The Act
2020 · Movie · 17 min
★ 5.7(7)unSUB Rating
It's 1965, the eve of decriminalisation for acts of male homo- sexuality. Matthews, a young gay man at odds with the world and his own sexuality discovers love, sex and a family in the backstreets and underground bars of Soho.
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Details
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-10-28
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 17 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 6.4/10 (7 votes)
Themes
- london, england
- lgbt
- soho london
- 1960s
- gay theme
- short film
- homosexuality
- decriminalization
- lgbt history
Cast & crew
Samuel Barnett
as Matthews
Simon Lennon
as Jimmy
Cyril Nri
as Edna May
Annette Badland
as Flo
Ian Hallard
as Emmeline
- MB
Matthew Baldwin
as Christabelle
Jim Conway
as Detective
Tracy Anne Green
as Deardrie
- ZC
Zara Cooke
as Prostitute
- SR
Simon Robins
as Police Officer
Directed by Thomas Hescott