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Friday, September 19 - Thursday, October 30, 2025

Wednesday, September 17 and Thursday, September 18 at 7:00: Sneak Previews + Q&As with director Carmen Emmi and stars Tom Blyth and Russell Tovey after the screenings

Friday, September 19 and Saturday, September 20 at 7:05: Q&As with director Carmen Emmi and star Russell Tovey moderated by Joe McGovern (The Wrap) on Friday and James Kleinmann (The Queer Review) on Saturday

In 1990s Syracuse, a promising young undercover cop (Tom Blyth, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, The Gilded Age) assigned to entrap and arrest gay men defies orders when he falls in love with a target (Russell Tovey, Looking).

“Sexy, scary…an anxious and unabashed gay drama about social repression and its impacts.” – Slant Magazine

Official Selection: Sundance Film Festival

• Country USA, UK
• Running Time 95 minutes
• Format DCP
• Distributor Magnolia
• Director Carmen Emmi
• Cast Tom Blyth, Russell Tovey, Amy Forsyth, Christian Cooke Maria Dizzia, Maria Dizzia
• Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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