BLUE JEAN

FRI 10 FEB // CINEMA

It’s 1988, and a closeted teacher is pushed to the brink when a new student threatens to expose her sexuality. Writer/director Georgia Oakley makes her feature debut with this stunning, convention defying drama.

It’s set at a time when the government passed a law stereotyping lesbians and gays as paedophiles who recruit children for their ‘deviant’ lifestyles. Female PE teachers are prime targets fo homophobic accusations, and Jean is forced to lead a double life. During the week she’s a respected member of staff – on the weekend she slips anonymously into Newcastle’s burgeoning gay scene. But when everything is under threat, she must go to extreme lengths to maintain her job… and her sanity.

When Patricia arrives at a country hotel in Cornwall, she encounters her ex-husband Idris who manages the place with his girlfriend Louise. Things are immediately awkward, and the former couple reconnect over a long, messy night – revisiting the past and embracing new beginnings.

BIFA nominated filmmaker Jamie Adams presents us with an intense and involving romantic drama, which stars Haley Bennett (Cyrano, The Girl On The Train & The Magnificent Seven) and BAFTA nominated and BIFA award winner Sam Riley (Control, Free Fire, On The Road). It was shot with an improvisational style, evolving from an initial idea he and the actors develop a ‘scriptment’ and the story is shaped during filming.