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'AKA' is a 2002 drama film, the first by director and writer Duncan Roy. The film is set in the late 1970s in Britain and deals with the story of Dean, an 18-year-old boy who assumes another identity in order to enter high society. Dean then meets David, an older gay man who desires him and Benjamin, a young Texan hustler. It is largely an autobiographical account of Duncan Roy's early life.

The screen consists of a row of three frames, showing three perspectives.

Cast



* Matthew Leitch as Dean Page

* Diana Quick as Lady Gryffoyn

* George Asprey as David Lord Glendening

* Lindsey Coulson as Georgie

* Blake Ritson as Alexander Gryffoyn

* Peter Youngblood Hills as Benjamin

* Geoff Bell as Brian Page

* Hannah Yelland as Camille Sturton

* Daniel Lee as Jamie Page

* Bill Nighy as Uncle Louis Gryffoyn

* David Kendall as Lee Page

* Fenella Woolgar as Sarah

* Sean Gilder as Tim Lyttleton

* Robin Soans as Neil Frost

* Stephen Boxer as Dermot

Reception



The film has been nominated for several awards, especially in the gay community.

* 2002 Nominated for the British Independent Film Awards.

* 2002 Won the Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.

* 2002 Won the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.

* 2002 Won L.A. Outfest.

* 2002 Won the Copenhagen Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.

* 2003 Nominated for the BAFTA Awards.

* 2003 Nominated for the Emden International Film Festival.

* 2004 Won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards.

References






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