Boyfriends (film)

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Boyfriends
Directed by	Tom Hunsinger, Neil Hunter
Written by	Tom Hunsinger, Neil Hunter
Starring	James Dreyfus
Country	UK
Language	English
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Boyfriends is a 1996 British gay independent film. Three gay couples, all of whom are suffering relationship problems, spend a weekend at the seaside and learn how to deal with their issues from each other. The film was written and directed by Tom Hunsinger and Neil Hunter. The film was James Dreyfus' last role as an unknown before taking the part of Constable Goody in The Thin Blue Line. The film also starred Mark Sands, Michael Urwin, Andrew Ableson, David Coffey, Darren Petrucci and Michael McGrath.

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Critical Reception
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Plot

Paul, Matt and Will, three best friends decide to go on holiday together. Paul (James Dreyfus) brings his lover Ben, but their five-year relationship is unstable owing to Paul's continued moodiness over the death of his brother Mark; Matt brings Owen, with whom he wants a life-long relationship but whose boisterous personality doesn't suit him; and Will brings Adam, a 20-year old one-night stand. Mark's lover also comes along for some sense of closure.

[edit] Cast

Only the seven main characters and Mark appear throughout the entire film.

James Dreyfus - Paul
Mark Sands - Ben
Michael Urwin - Matt
Andrew Ableson - Owen
David Coffey - Will
Darren Petrucci - Adam
Michael McGrath - James
Russell Higgs - Mark

[edit] Critical Reception

Boyfriends won the 1996 Best Featured Film Award at the Torino International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. General critical reviews were mixed, with one describing the film as "a biting, shrewd and scathingly funny dissection of gay relationships".^[1] Another critic, however, wrote "Boyfriends suffers from too many soap-opera-like subplots that seem set up to create tension".^[2]