AKA (2002 film) explained

AKA
Director:	Duncan Roy
Producer:	Richard West
Starring:	Matthew Leitch Diana Quick George Asprey Lindsey Coulson
Music:	Matt Rowe
Cinematography:	Steve Brooke Smith Ingrid Domeij Steve Smith Scott Taylor Claire Vinson
Editing:	Lawrence Catford Jon Cross Jackie Ophir
Distributor:	Empire Pictures Inc.
Runtime:	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. Web site: AKA (2002). Rotten tomatoes. 29 May 2012.