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A Very British Sex Scandal (2007)
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A Very British Sex Scandal tells the story of Peter Wildeblood, a royal correspondent for the Daily Mail newspaper. He is a closet homosexual and like many gay men at that time, lives in secret as homosexuality is against the law. One evening he meets Eddie McNally, who is on leave from the air force and the pair embark on an affair together. However, it is their weekend at the estate of Lord Edward Montagu which eventually leads to a scandal which rocked modern Britain and led to a reconsideration of, and the eventual decriminilisation of homosexuality.
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, sexual, suspenseful, crying, intellectual, sexy, queer cinema
Plot:
gay interest, sex scandal, homosexuality, gay, closeted homosexual, scandal, lgbt, homosexual, homosexual history, gay slur, love affair, journalism, couples, society, gay sex, police, sex scene, journalist, gay relationship, bare butt, trial, sex, writers, lgbtq, beach ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, 20th century, year 1953, year 1952, year 1954, year 1955
Place:
england, london
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Genre: Drama, Romance
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Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
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Duration: 60 min.
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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100%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
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Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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34%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, War
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Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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34%
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Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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34%
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Duration: 123 min.
Story:
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Similarity:
33%
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Story:
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Similarity:
32%
12K
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Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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182
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Similarity:
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Plot:
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TV show
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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