Czechoslovakia, 1952. For some, life under the post-war Stalinist regime is hardly worth living and although the escape route to the West is almost suicide, the rewards - prosperity, political freedom, even luxury - make it a risk worth taking.
Gran Bretaña, principios del siglo XX. Cuando el joven Maurice (James Willby) va a la universidad, se enamora de Clive (Hugh Grant), uno de sus compañeros de clase. Juntos vivirán un romance que mantendrán en secreto. Sin embargo, Clive, para evitar habladurías y normalizar su vida, decide casarse con una joven. Maurice, por su parte, seguirá manteniendo relaciones secretas con otros hombres, aunque no será lo mismo.
Britain, 1958. Restless at school and bored with his life, Jim leaves home to take a series of low-level jobs at a seaside amusement park, where he discovers a world of cheap sex and petty crime. But when that world comes to a shockingly brutal end, Jim returns home. As the local music scene explodes, Jim must decide between a life of adult responsibility or a new phenomenon called rock & roll.
