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The Act

2020
Directed byThomas Hescott
0h 18m

In 1965 - the eve of decriminalization for acts of male homosexuality in the U.K. - Matthews, a young gay man at odds with the world, discovers love, sex, and a new family in the backstreets and underground bars of Soho.

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Samuel BarnettMatthewsSimon LennonJimmyCyril NriEdna May
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Drama
STATUSReleased
RATING
6.4

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