based on true story,law and ethics,male homosexuality,based on memoir or autobiography,docudrama,sexual repression,semi-documentary,lgbt,1950s,criminal trial,queer britannia,social prejudice,gay theme

Against the Law (2017)

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United Kingdom, March 24, 1954. Ten years before the decriminalization of homosexuality, journalist Peter Wildeblood and his friends Lord Montagu and Michael Pitt-Rivers are convicted and imprisoned for indecency and sodomy.

Cast & Crew

Director
Fergus O'Brien
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    Peter Wildeblood Daniel Mays
  • Profile picture of Richard Gadd
    Eddie McNally Richard Gadd
  • Profile picture of Mark Gatiss
    Dr. Landers Mark Gatiss
  • Profile picture of Charlie Creed-Miles
    Superintendent Jones Charlie Creed-Miles
  • Profile picture of Richard Dillane
    Prosecutor Roberts Richard Dillane
  • Profile picture of David Robb
    Lord Wolfenden David Robb
  • Profile picture of Daniel Betts
    Defense Rawlinson Daniel Betts
  • Profile picture of Barney White
    Dan Starling Barney White

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Keywords

  • based on true story
  • law and ethics
  • male homosexuality
  • based on memoir or autobiography
  • docudrama
  • sexual repression
  • semi-documentary
  • lgbt
  • 1950s
  • criminal trial
  • queer britannia
  • social prejudice
  • gay theme