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Beautiful Thing (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Toronto International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Surround )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
90 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1996 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Hettie MacDonald

Written By:
Jonathan Harvey

Actors:
Linda Henry ..... Sandra Gangel
Meera Syal ..... Miss Chauhan
Glen Berry ..... Jamie Gangel
Martin Walsh ..... Mr. Bennett
Steven M. Martin ..... Ryan McBride
Scott Neal ..... Ste Pearce
Tameka Empson ..... Leah Russell
Andrew Fraser ..... Jayson
Ben Daniels ..... Tony
John Savage ..... Lenny
Julie Smith ..... Gina
Jeillo Edwards ..... Rose
Anna Karen ..... Marlene
Garry Cooper ..... Ronnie Pearce
Daniel Bowers ..... Trevor Pearce

Synopsis:

In this alternately somber and witty coming-of-age drama, a pair of teenage boys growing up in a working-class neighborhood become aware of their homosexuality. Introspective Jamie (Glen Berry) is the son of Sandra (Linda Henry), a tough but warm-hearted barmaid who lives in a public housing block in a rough-and-tumble section of South London. Living a few doors away is Jamie's classmate Ste (Scott Neal), an athletic type who often has to take a beating from his hard-drinking father and hard-headed brother. One night, Jamie and Sandra discover that Ste has been kicked out of the apartment and has nowhere to spend the night; Jamie lets him stay at his place, and a casual closeness eventually stirs sexual feelings. While both were vaguely aware they might be gay, neither had ever acted on their impulses, and once Jamie and Ste decide that they're attracted to each other, neither is sure just what to do. Tony (Ben Daniels), Sandra's boyfriend, doesn't know what to think about Jamie's new lifestyle. Meanwhile, Jamie and Ste are themselves a bit puzzled by their neighbor Leah (Tameka Empson), a teenager obsessed with the life and music of Mama Cass Elliott.

This urban fairytale and a story of sexual awakening is set in the close-knit, working class community of the Thamesmead Estate, where there are no secrets and no opportunities for privacy, and where the next door neighbor is likely to be a cheeky young woman who loudly plays albums by the Mamas and the Papas while growing increasingly obsessed with Mama Cass. Here the focus is on Sandra and her teenage son, Jamie. Sandra works as manager of a local pub, hoping to one day own a place of her own. Jamie, in the meantime, is the kind of student who hates athletics and is victimized by his peers. Jamie''s neighbor at Thamesmead, Ste, is a popular jock at the school, but Ste has his own problems at home. One night, Ste seeks refuge at Jamie''s flat, where the two boys share a bed, and the foundation for first love is set.

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