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Nighthawks (1978)

Nighthawks poster
Directed by
Ron Peck
Genre
drama film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 53m
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a gay man going through his daily routines in London. It shows his work, his social life, and his search for connection.

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What happens

Nighthawks is a 1978 narrative film written by Ron Peck and Paul Hallam and directed by Peck, in his feature film directorial debut. The film stars Ken Robertson, Tony Westrope and Rachel Nicholas James. It follows the day-to-day life of a gay man in London. It is the first explicitly gay British feature set in the gay community. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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