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The Act (2020)
Short | 18 min | Short, Drama

The Act (2020)

Short | 18 min | Short, Drama

In 1965 the eve of decriminalization for acts of male homosexuality in the U.K. Matthews, a young gay man at odds with the world, discovers love, sex, and a new family in the backstreets and underground bars of Soho.

Director

Thomas Hescott

Writers

Matthew Baldwin | Thomas Hescott | Pete Lawson

Producer

Anna Elettra Pizzi De Gaetano

Composer

Nathan Klein (as Nathan W Klein)

Cinematographer

Chris Fergusson

Editor

David I'Anson

Casting Directors

Katy Covell | Ollie Gilbert

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Updated Sep 23, 2020

Release date

Oct 28, 2020 (United Kingdom)

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Samuel Barnett Matthews Matthews See fewer	Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016)
Simon Lennon Jimmy Jimmy See fewer	Our Girl (2013)
Cyril Nri Edna May Edna May See fewer	This Life (1996)
Annette Badland Flo Flo See fewer	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Ian Hallard Emmeline Emmeline See fewer	Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
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Alan Bradley The Lodger The Lodger See fewer	Unspoken (VII) (2021)
Matthew Baldwin Christabelle Christabelle See fewer	Queers (2017)
Tracy Anne Green Deardrie Deardrie See fewer	Dodger (2022)
Zara Cooke Prostitute Prostitute See fewer	Kin (III)
Simon Robins Police Officer Police Officer See fewer	Welcome to Essex (2018)
Simon Donohue Police Officer Police Officer See fewer	False Front (2024)
David Alexander Police Officer Police Officer See fewer	Burial (II) (2022)