Against the Law (2017)
16/03/2017 (GB)
Drama, History, Romance, TV Movie
1h 23m
- 70% (25 votes)
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Overview
United Kingdom, March 24, 1954. Ten years before the decriminalization of homosexuality, journalist Peter Wildeblood and his friends Lord Montagu and Michael Pitt-Rivers are convicted and imprisoned for indecency and sodomy.
- Fergus O'BrienDirector
- Brian FillisScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Keywords
- based on true story
- law and ethics
- male homosexuality
- based on memoir or autobiography
- docudrama
- sexual repression
- semi-documentary
- lgbt
- 1950s
- criminal trial
- queer britannia
- social prejudice
- gay theme
Top Billed Cast
Daniel Mays
Peter Wildeblood
Richard Gadd
Eddie McNally
Mark Gatiss
Dr. Landers
Charlie Creed-Miles
Superintendent Jones
Richard Dillane
Prosecutor Roberts
Paul Keating
Fanny
Mark Edel-Hunt
Edward Montagu
David Robb
Lord Wolfenden
Josh Collins
Michael Pitt-Rivers
Daniel Betts
Defense Rawlinson
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