Main Cast: Bernard Hill, John Hannah, Mark Anthony, Mark Pettit, Danny Earl
Release Year: 1995
Country: UK
Run Time: 96 minutes
MPAA Rating: NR
Plot
This British drama offers a character study of the friendship between two total opposites; one a shy homosexual, and the other a heterosexual petty thief. The story begins as Harry, the introverted gay fellow who carries a huge burgundy colored birthmark in the shape of Madagascar upon his forehead, unsuccessfully tries to find love at a local gay bar. Once home in his seedy apartment, the despondent fellow decides to get in his car and drive to wherever the road will take him. He ends up on a lonely beach where he spies an overturned bucket that is just about to be covered by the rising tide. He picks it up and discovers that it conceals the head of Flint who has been buried upright in the sand. The two end up living together, with the much older Flint being as gruff, as Harry is shy. Flint slowly helps Harry become more outgoing, who unsurprisingly, begins to develop deeper feelings and longings for Flint. He knows however, that if he lets slip his sexuality, that he will lose Flint's friendship. Harry then goes away on a trip; upon his return, the relationship between the men changes surprisingly. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Robin Neath; Simon Bennett - Thug; Virginia Davies - Little Girl; Susan Harries - Black Bikini Woman; Sarah Thomas - Crab Hunter; Matthew Davies - Thug; William Burke - Old Man
Credit
Rachel Robertson - Art Director, Sarah Daniel - Associate Producer, Simone Ireland - Casting, Annie Symmons - Costume Designer, Chris Newby - Director, Annabel Ware - Editor, Chris Newby - Editor, Ben Gibson - Executive Producer, Christine Allsopp - Makeup, Paul Cross - Production Designer, Oliver Curtis - Cinematographer, Julie Baines - Producer, Angela Topping - Producer, Mark Holding - Sound/Sound Designer, Chris Newby - Screenwriter
Hannah plays Harry, a very shy young gay man who has a birthmark in the shape of Madagascar across much of the left-hand side of his face. On fleeing the city and the shallow gay scene, Harry ends up at a rugged stretch of coastline where he meets Flint, played by Bernard Hill. Flint is very heterosexual and the two are wary of each other to begin with. The film focuses on how their relationship is transformed from distrust, through respect, and ultimately to attraction.
