Eddie and Michael are two 16-year-old gay friends from Liverpool. Berated by his father for his camp behavior, Eddie runs away from his Liverpool home and joins Michael, a streetwise hustler, who is also on the run.
Acting
Forsyth's swagger masks terror; Charles breaks your heart.
Costume
Eddie's transformation through clothes: victim to performer to survivor.
Director
Philip Saville
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made at the height of Section 28, when UK law banned 'promotion of homosexuality' in schools—making this a radical act of visibility.
Robbie Coltrane plays a drag queen named Annabelle two years before his iconic role in ITV's 'Cracker.'
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