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Ungentle
2022
Synopsis
An anonymous narrator talks through the various chapters of his life as a spy and a gay man in late 20th-century Britain. His vivid stories of intimacy and surveillance play out over shots of the luscious countryside, busy Central London streets, and nighttime cruising zones.
Editorial
Shot on appealing 16mm film and exquisitely narrated by Ben Whishaw, this poetic short beckons us to imagine the sensitive lives and inner journeys of gay mid-20th century British spies. In a tone by turns wry and sincere, the narrator’s stories confer a poignant humanity to men who lied to survive.
