Ashley, a young man with a childlike mind arrives to stay with his uncle, David. Escaping from his abusive mother, He enters into a sexual relationship with his uncle who offers his insights into the world and the nature of reality. Eventually he tells his uncle that he wants to die, and the latter agrees to carry out the killing.
Acting
Hoyle's terrifyingly charismatic grooming performance.
Production
Zero-budget Brighton beach setting amplifies squalor.
Director
David Hoyle
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
David Hoyle is a real performance artist; Ashley Ryder is his actual then-boyfriend, making the 'incest' fictional but the intimacy documentary-adjacent.
Released during the UK 'video nasty' revival, it played underground queer horror circuits as deliberate provocation against both heteronormative and 'respectable' gay cinema.
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