AKA (2002 film)

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{{Infobox film

| name = AKA

| image = AKA Film Poster.jpg

| caption = Film 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 = {{film date|df=y|2002|1|19}}

| runtime = 123 min

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

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AKA is a 2002 drama film, the first by director and writer Duncan Roy. The film is set in the late 1970s in Britain and deals with the story of Dean, an 18-year-old teenager 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.{{cite web|title=AKA (2002)|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1134304-aka/|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate=29 May 2012}} It is largely an autobiographical account of Duncan Roy's early life.

The screen consists of a row of three frames, showing three perspectives.

Cast

Reception

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 the BAFTA Awards.
  • 2003 – Nominated for the Emden International Film Festival.
  • 2004 – Won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards.

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