London middle class Jewish accountant Lionel is preparing for his son's bar mitzvah when he does a little favour for a friend, and ends up getting mixed up with the Mafia.
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Inglaterra, 1967. Kenneth Hallywell (Alfred Molina), un hombre desequilibrado, mató a martillazos a su amante, el famoso dramaturgo Joe Orton (Gary Oldman), mientras dormía. Después se suicidó tomando una sobredosis de barbitúricos. Ambos tenían en común una infancia solitaria desprovista de amor y una ardiente ambición por conquistar el mundo. Ken enseñó a Joe todo lo que sabía de literatura y de arte, y Joe inició a Ken en la promiscuidad sexual (principalmente en los urinarios públicos). Pero, en aquella época, la homosexualidad era ilegal en Inglaterra, y los dos fueron a parar a la cárcel. La prisión supuso una liberación para Joe, que por primera vez terminó una obra que le proporcionó fama y éxito; pero para Ken fue el principio de una pesadilla que terminó la noche fatal en que murieron. Lo habían compartido todo menos la fama.
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A film by Alan Clarke for the 'The Company of Five' anthology series.
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A no-nonsense businessman, Mr. Wilkie, is interviewed for a position with a top-of-the-line hotel chain corporation. During the interview, Wilkie attempts to complete a shaggy-dog story. His frustrations lead to a total breakdown. He suddenly snaps and pulls a gun on the interviewers.
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A lady catches the attention of a compulsive gambler.
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Mavie cannot declare her love, because the object of her affections is a very busy man.
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Stella escapes an unhappy relationship to live in a bedsit. She meets another man which forces her to make decisions about her life.
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Albert lives with his Grandma, who he thinks is cramping his style. However an incident reveals to him that he is as much dependent on her as she is of him.
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A man is interviewed by a young widow as a potential lodger, and learns some disturbing facts about the woman's relationship with her dead husband.
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Visiting unemployed brothers Clack and Ged, social security inspector Mr. Hicks finds few reasons for sympathy. However, the tables are turned on the investigator: Clack defends Ged as 'a paying member of the welfare state' rather than a case for charity, and events take a sinister turn.
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A woman seeks shelter from the rain in a park conservatory but is forced into conversation with a man who wants to know what else she is sheltering from.
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An estate agent arranges to meet a couple for a viewing at a flat.
