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Ungentle

Synopsis

Based on extensive historical research, the film is narrated by an imagined, enigmatic auteur whose fraught position as both a spy and gay man in the mid–20th century is troubled by sex, secrecy, politics and imperialism.

Details

Year
2022
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
36 min 45 sec
Director
Huw Lemmey, Onyeka Igwe
Producer
Pinky Ghundale
Executive Producer
Studio Voltaire
Editor
Onyeka Igwe
Screenwriter
Huw Lemmey
Director of Photography
Morgan K. Spencer
Sound
Stefan Smith
Principal cast
Ben Whishaw

Genre

Experimental LGBTQIA+

Categories

Fiction Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Onny Ltd.

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