Beautiful Thing
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United Kingdom · 1996
Rated R · 1h 32m
Director Hettie Macdonald
Starring Linda Henry, Glen Berry, Scott Neal, Tameka Empson
Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
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A pair of teenage boys growing up in a working-class neighbourhood of Thamesmead, in south-east London, become aware of their homosexuality. While both were vaguely aware they might be gay, neither had ever acted on their impulses. Once they decide that they're attracted to each other, neither is sure just what to do.
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