A prison story. Father Jack finds love with a male guard in the prison. Some of the other inmates suspect he's been sentenced for paedophilia.
Acting
Brocklebank's fragile, guarded performance as a man doubly imprisoned
Cinematography
Cramped 4:3 framing that traps you in with them
Writing
Ambiguous morality that refuses easy redemption
Director
Darren Flaxstone
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot on a shoestring in Bristol, this is part of a wave of 2010s British queer indie cinema that predated mainstream streaming's appetite for gay stories.
The directors intentionally cast Brocklebank after his Coronation Street fame to subvert audience comfort with 'nice' gay characters.
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