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The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Why this pick
Like Blue Jean, it observes queer identity under institutional pressure with restrained, intimate realism, centring small acts of defiance rather than melodrama.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE2022 1h 33m GBR
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government are about to pass a law stigmatising gays and lesbians, forcing Jean, a PE teacher, to live a double life. As pressure mounts from all sides, the arrival of a new girl at school catalyses a crisis that will challenge Jean to her core.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Rosy McEwen
Jean
Kerrie Hayes
Viv
Lydia Page
Siobhan
Amy Booth-Steel
Debbie
Lainey Shaw
Paula