The Long Day Closes (1992)

Directed by Terence Davies · Cinematography by Michael Coulter

PG85 min58 frames

Drama

Bud is a lonely and quiet boy whose moments of solace occur when he sits in rapture at the local cinema, watching towering and iconic figures on the movie screen. The movies give Bud the strength to get through another day as he deals with his oppressive school environment and his burgeoning homosexuality.

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