| Andrew
Fraser, Linda Henry, Glen Berry , Julie Smith, Jeillo Edwards, Scott
Neal , Daniel Bowers
In this alternately somber and witty
coming-of-age drama, a pair of teenage boys growing up in a working-class
neighborhood become aware of their homosexuality. Introspective
Jamie (Glen Berry) is the son of Sandra (Linda Henry), a tough but
warm-hearted barmaid who lives in a public housing block in a rough-and-tumble
section of South London. Living a few doors away is Jamie's classmate
Ste (Scott Neal), an athletic type who often has to take a beating
from his hard-drinking father and hard-headed brother. One night,
Jamie and Sandra discover that Ste has been kicked out of the apartment
and has nowhere to spend the night; Jamie lets him stay at his place,
and a casual closeness eventually stirs sexual feelings. While both
were vaguely aware they might be gay, neither had ever acted on
their impulses, and once Jamie and Ste decide that they're attracted
to each other, neither is sure just what to do. Tony (Ben Daniels),
Sandra's boyfriend, doesn't know what to think about Jamie's new
lifestyle. Meanwhile, Jamie and Ste are themselves a bit puzzled
by their neighbor Leah (Tameka Empson), a teenager obsessed with
the life and music of Mama Cass Elliott. |