The read
It runs a compact 47m.
Synopsis
Robert Tucker, a young gay man who is almost without affect, sits in various waiting rooms. As he sits, he recalls events from the year of his childhood when his father dies. He's ten or eleven that year, picked on by bullies at the Catholic school he attends. He seems friendless. At home, his mother is quiet, his father is ill and angry. After his father's death, there's a wake, the coffin arrives, the body is removed. The lad grieves, alone.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
33 audience votes
Key crew
- Terence DaviesDirector
- Terence DaviesWriter
Cast
- Phillip MawdsleyRobert Tucker
- Robin HooperRobert Tucker (aged 23)
- Nick StringerFather
- Valerie LilleyMother
- Linda BeckettNeighbour
- Colin HignetBully
- Robin BowenBully 2
- Trevor EveMan in Shower
- Elizabeth EstensenNurse
- Harry WrightTeacher
- Phillip Joseph2nd Teacher
- Kate FahyNeighbour
Stills
Themes
bullyschool