Prick Up Your Ears
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4/17/1987Runtime
111 minsGenres
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When the young, attractive Joe Orton meets the older, more introverted Kenneth Halliwell at drama school, he befriends the kindred spirit and they start an affair. As Orton becomes more comfortable with his sexuality and starts to find success with his writing, Halliwell becomes increasingly alienated and jealous, ultimately tapping into a dangerous rage.
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A portrait of ambition and desire spiraling into possession, told through the intensifying relationship between two men as one's star rises and the other's grip tightens. It's a tender but dark meditation on how love can curdle into something unrecognizable.
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