A young, bare-knuckle boxer Craig moves from Blackpool to London, where he falls for a twenty-something music producer, Matt. Trouble ensues when shy, awkward Craig tries squeezing into Matt's glib lifestyle and Matt's scheming boss tries to break up the couple.
Acting
Steve Bell's raw, non-professional vulnerability.
Production
Low-budget 90s London captured in grainy authenticity.
Writing
Class tension sharper than the romance.
Director
Paul Oremland
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Roger Daltrey's casting as predatory club owner Kelvin leveraged his real rock star status for meta-commentary on industry exploitation.
One of the few British queer films of the 90s to center working-class experience rather than middle-class urban gay life.
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