Stand by · pulling the latest frames
Stand by · pulling the latest frames


A fictionalised essay read by Ben Wishaw exploring the complicated relationship between British espionage and male homosexuality. An anonymous narrator talks through the various chapters of his life as a spy and a gay man in late 20th-century Britain. His vivid stories of intimacy and surveillance play out over shots of the luscious countryside, busy Central London streets, and nighttime cruising zones.
5.9
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UNGENTLE (15) // EIFF @ Edinburgh International Festival 2023
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