The Act

18m
Drama
6.4

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.

Cast

Samuel Barnett
Matthews
Simon Lennon
Jimmy
Cyril Nri
Edna May
Annette Badland
Flo
Ian Hallard
Emmeline
Matthew Baldwin
Christabelle
Jim Conway
Detective
Tracy Anne Green
Deardrie
Zara Cooke
Prostitute
Simon Robins
Police Officer
Simon Donohue
Police Officer
David Alexander
Police Officer

Crew

Thomas Hescott
Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer
Pete Lawson
Screenplay
Matthew Baldwin
Screenplay, Associate Producer
David I'anson
Editor
Chris Fergusson
Director of Photography
Oliver Kent
Executive Producer
Anna Elettra Pizzi De Gaetano
Producer

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