AKA (2002 film)

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 follows the story of Dean, an 18-year-old teenager who assumes another identity to infiltrate high society. Dean meets David, an older gay man who desires him and Benjamin, a young Texan hustler. It is largely an autobiographical account of Duncan Roy's early life.

The film is presented in a three-frame split-screen format, showing simultaneous 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.

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