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Beautiful Thing

Beautiful Thing

An urban fairytale.

19967.31h 32m

Overview

During a long, hot summer on the Thamesmead Estate in Southeast London, three teenagers edge towards adulthood.

Directed by Hettie Macdonald
Written by Jonathan Harvey
Produced by Tony Garnett, Bill Shapter
Box Office0Revenue: $1.5M

Top Cast

Glen Berry

Glen Berry

Jamie Gangel

Scott Neal

Scott Neal

Steven Pearce

Linda Henry

Linda Henry

Sandra Gangel

Tameka Empson

Tameka Empson

Leah

Ben Daniels

Ben Daniels

Tony

Meera Syal

Meera Syal

Miss Chauhan

Garry Cooper

Garry Cooper

Ronnie Pearce

J

Jeillo Edwards

Rose

T

Terry Duggan

Kevin

Anna Karen

Anna Karen

Marlene

Themes & Keywords

coming outlondon, englandsexualitybased on play or musicalmale homosexualitysummersingle motherteenage loveteenage sexualitylgbtdancing in the streetlgbt teenyoung lovewoman directorgay themeteenagerromanticswear

About Beautiful Thing

Beautiful Thing is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 1996 exploring themes of coming out, london, england, sexuality, based on play or musical, male homosexuality, summer. Directed by Hettie Macdonald, it stars Glen Berry, Scott Neal, Linda Henry. During a long, hot summer on the Thamesmead Estate in Southeast London, three teenagers edge towards adulthood.

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