The theme of the film is shame and the main character is a closet cross dresser. By contrast, his son is very comfortable with who he is and has decided to pursue a career in musical theatre. The film centres around collecting the son’s A level results. The father, who is a very successful surgeon, believes that his son is going to medical school up until this point. When his son arrives back with his results he has no choice but to tell his Dad the real plan. This ignites a shame reaction in the father. He is unable to support his son due to a deeply embedded sense of what you should and should not be/do.
Producer/Director: Gwen O’Toole
Ireland