AKA (2002 film)

AKA
Film poster
Directed by	Duncan Roy
Written by	Duncan Roy
Produced by	Richard West
Starring	Matthew Leitch Diana Quick George Asprey Lindsey Coulson
Cinematography	Steve Brooke Smith Ingrid Domeij Steve Smith Scott Taylor Claire Vinson
Edited by	Lawrence Catford Jon Cross Jackie Ophir
Music by	Matt Rowe
Distributed by	Empire Pictures Inc.
Release date	19 January 2002 (2002-01-19)
Running time	123 min
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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 teenager 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.[1] 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

1. "AKA (2002)". Rotten tomatoes. Retrieved 29 May 2012.

External links

• AKA at IMDb