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Against the Law (2017)
83 minTV-14DramaHistoryRomanceTV Movie
TMDb6.8/1026 votes
IMDb7.2/10813 votes
Rotten Tomatoes100%
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.
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Fergus O'Brien
Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award3 nominations total
Cast
Daniel Mays
Peter Wildeblood
Richard Gadd
Eddie McNally
Mark Gatiss
Dr. Landers
Charlie Creed-Miles
Superintendent Jones
Richard Dillane
Prosecutor Roberts
Paul Keating
Fanny
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Mark Edel-Hunt
Edward Montagu
David Robb
Lord Wolfenden
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Josh Collins
Michael Pitt-Rivers
Daniel Betts
Defense Rawlinson
Timothy Watson
Clerk of Assize
Barney White
Dan Starling
James Gaddas
Governor Cockayne
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Claire Bond
Iris
Keywords
Plot:based on true storylaw and ethicsmale homosexualitybased on memoir or autobiographydocudramasexual repressionsemi-documentarylgbtcriminal trialqueer britanniasocial prejudicegay theme
Time:1950s
