AKA (2002 film)

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AKA
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Film poster
Directed by Duncan Roy
Written by Duncan Roy
Produced by Richard West
Starring Matthew Leitch
Diana Quick
George Asprey
Lindsey Coulson
Cinematography Steve Brooke Smith
Ingrid Domeij
Steve Smith
Scott Taylor
Claire Vinson
Edited by Lawrence Catford
Jon Cross
Jackie Ophir
Music by Matt Rowe
Distributed by Empire Pictures Inc.
Release date
  • 19 January 2002 (2002-01-19)
Running time
123 min
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

AKA is a 2002 drama film, the first by director and writer Duncan Roy. The film is set in the late 1970s in Britain and follows the story of Dean, an 18-year-old teenager who assumes another identity to infiltrate high society. Dean meets David, an older gay man who desires him and Benjamin, a young Texan hustler. [1] It is largely an autobiographical account of Duncan Roy's early life.

Contents

The film is presented in a three-frame split-screen format, showing simultaneous perspectives.

Cast

Reception

The film has been nominated for several awards, especially in the gay community.

References

  1. "AKA (2002)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 29 May 2012.