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Against The Law
Saturday October 14th 2017, 7:15 pm
Film Details
Runtime: 83 minutes
Language: English
Director: Fergus O’Brien
Country: UK, 2017
Genre: Documentary, Drama, Gay, Historical, Historical Fiction, Political, Suspense
The film follows the affair between celebrated Fleet Street journalist Peter Wildeblood and serviceman Eddy McNally. The exposure of their relationship had devastating
consequences, leading to public vilification and prison sentences for Wildeblood and his friends Michael Pitt-Rivers and Lord Montagu of Beaulieu. Enduring a year-long
incarceration that involved attempts to alter his sexual orientation, Wildeblood emerged with a determination to challenge the draconian laws that shattered the lives of generations of gay men. The narrative is interspersed with commentary from many of the actual people portrayed in the film.
Official Selection
BFI Flare (London)
Frameline (San Francisco)
consequences, leading to public vilification and prison sentences for Wildeblood and his friends Michael Pitt-Rivers and Lord Montagu of Beaulieu. Enduring a year-long
incarceration that involved attempts to alter his sexual orientation, Wildeblood emerged with a determination to challenge the draconian laws that shattered the lives of generations of gay men. The narrative is interspersed with commentary from many of the actual people portrayed in the film.
Official Selection
BFI Flare (London)
Frameline (San Francisco)
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