- AKA (film)
Infobox Film
name = AKA
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caption =Movie poster
director =Duncan Roy
producer =Richard West
writer =Duncan Roy
narrator =
starring =Matthew Leitch Diana Quick George Asprey Lindsey Coulson
music =Matt Rowe
cinematography =Steve Brooke Smith Ingrid Domeij Steve Smith Scott Taylor Claire Vinson
editing =Lawrence Catford Jon Cross Jackie Ophir
distributor =Empire Pictures Inc.
released =January 19 2002
runtime = 123 min
country =United Kingdom
language = English
budget =
gross =
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amg_id = 1:266240
imdb_id = 0317052AKA is a 2002
drama film , the first by director and writerDuncan Roy . The film is set in the late 1970s in Britain and deals with the story of Dean, a 18-year old boy who assumes another identity in order to enter high society. Dean then meets David, an older gay man who desires him and Benjamin, a young Texan hustler. It is largely an autobiographical account of writer Duncan Roy's early life.The screen consists of a row of three frames, showing three perspectives.
Cast
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Matthew Leitch as Dean Page
*Diana Quick as Lady Gryffoyn
*George Asprey as David
*Lindsey Coulson as Georgie
*Blake Ritson as Alexander Gryffoyn
*Peter Youngblood Hills as Benjamin
* Geoff Bell as Brian Page
*Hannah Yelland as Camille Sturton
*Daniel Lee as Jamie Page
*Bill Nighy as Uncle Louis Gryffoyn
*David Kendall as Lee Page
*Fenella Woolgar as Sarah
*Sean Gilder as Tim Lyttleton
*Robin Soans as Neil Frost
*Stephen Boxer as DermotReception
The film has been nominated for several awards, especially in the
gay community.
* 2002 — Nominated for the British Independent Film Awards.
* 2002 — Won the Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.
* 2002 — Won the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.
* 2002 — Won L.A.Outfest .
* 2002 — Won the Copenhagen Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.
* 2003 — Nominated for theBAFTA Awards .
* 2003 — Nominated for the Emden International Film Festival.
* 2004 — Won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards.References
External links
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