Anintricatelyconstructed,lyricalandheartbreakingfilmabouttwoyoungmenwrestlingwiththeirsexualityintherepressiveEnglishsocietyofthe1920s.
Toldinelegantflashback,aninstitutionalisednovelistrecountsthestoryofhisloveaffairwithafriend,convincedtheirsharedsexualitycouldbe‘cured’.
Visuallystriking,beautifullyactedanddefinedbyahauntingmixofromanticismandunflinchinghorror,thisboldfilmbravelyexaminesashamefullyneglectedperiodinqueerhistory.