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My Policeman (2022)

My Policeman poster
Directed by
Michael Grandage
Genre
drama film, romance film, romantic drama film
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 53m
Rated
R
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 775 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman marries a policeman in 1950s England but his heart belongs to a male museum curator. The story moves between the 1950s and the 1990s, showing the long term consequences of hidden love and societal pressure.

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What happens

My Policeman is a 2022 romantic drama film based on the 2012 novel by Bethan Roberts and directed by Michael Grandage. The film stars Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, Gina McKee, Linus Roache, David Dawson, and Rupert Everett. It is inspired by the relationship between the writer E. M. Forster and Bob Buckingham. My Policeman had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 11 September 2022 and had a limited global release on 21 October 2022 by Amazon Studios before its streaming release on 4 November 2022 by Prime Video. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Dawson's performance but criticized the direction and the screenplay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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