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This remarkable, BAFTA-nominated debut feature from British writer-director Harry Lighton is based on the 2020 novel by UK author Adam Mars-Jones. Exploring desire, love, sexuality and identity, it features outstanding performances from British actors Harry Melling, Douglas Hodge and Lesley Sharp. Co-produced by London-based British Film Institute (BFI) and BBC Film.

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Colin (Harry Melling) is a shy man who lives at home with his dad Pete (Douglas Hodge) and terminally ill mother Peggy (Lesley Sharp). When he meets the leather-clad and extremely attractive Ray (Alexander Skarsgård), Colin gets taken on as Ray's submissive lover.