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Affinity (2008)

Affinity poster
Directed by
Tim Fywell
Genre
drama film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
United Kingdom, Canada
Runtime
2h
Rated
15
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 47 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In Victorian London, a wealthy woman visits a prison and becomes drawn to a mysterious female inmate. Their connection grows into a complicated relationship that blurs boundaries between the living and the dead.

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What happens

Affinity is a 2008 British film adaptation of Sarah Waters' 1999 novel of the same name; directed by Tim Fywell and written by Andrew Davies. It stars Zoë Tapper, Anna Madeley, Domini Blythe, Amanda Plummer, and Mary Jo Randle. The film was nominated for the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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