AKA [Unrated]

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

Set in 1978 England, AKA opens with 18-year-old Dean (Matthew Leitch) being kicked out of his working-class home by his abusive father. Shy but socially ambitious, Dean subsequently finds work with high society marm Lady Gryffon (Diana Quick), who introduces him to the privileged set. However, Dean does something to perturb the good lady, and is unceremoniously kicked out of her household. Loathe to part company with the perks of high society, he assumes the identity of Lady Gryffon's son, Alex, and relocates to Paris. There, he makes the acquaintance of Benjamin (Peter Youngblood Hills), a cute but drug-riddled American, and Benjamin's lover David (George Asprey), an older playboy who has the hots for Dean. What unfolds is a tale of deceit, class warfare, and the complexities of sexual identity. AKA was screened at the 2002 Philadelphia Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

AWARDS

• Los Angeles Film Critics Association

•     Won Best Supporting Actor - 2003 (Bill Nighy)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Matthew Leitch - Dean Page
       George Asprey - David
       Lindsey Coulson - Georgie
       Diana Quick - Lady Gryffoyn
       Peter Youngblood Hills - Banjamin
       Sean Gilder
       Geoff Bell
       Blake Ritson
       Hannah Yelland
       Kathryn Pogson
       Christopher Luscombe
       Bill Nighy

• Director:

  Duncan Roy

• Producer:

  Richard West

• Screenwriter:

  Duncan Roy

• Cinematographer:

  Scott Taylor, Steve Smith, Claire Vinson, Ingrid Domeij

• Composer (Music Score):

  Matt Rowe

• Editor:

  Lawrence Catford, Jackie Ophire, John Cross

• Production Designer:

  Philip Robinson

• Art Director:

  Dean Clegg

• Executive Producer:

  Duncan Roy

• Costume Designer:

  David Thomas, Andrea Swales, Digby Howard

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Becky Seagar, Joe Taylor, Aiden Black

• First Assistant Director:

  Donal McCusker

• Casting:

  Gary Davy