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
- Matthew Leitch as Dean Page
- Diana Quick as Lady Gryffoyn
- George Asprey as David Lord Glendening
- 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 Dermot
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.
References
External links
- {{IMDb title|0317052|AKA}}
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Category:British LGBTQ-related films
Category:2000s English-language films
Category:2002 LGBTQ-related films
Category:2000s LGBTQ-related drama films
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