Plainclothes15

Directed by Carmen Emmi | UK/USA | 2025 | 1h 37m | Starring Russell Tovey, Tom Blyth, Maria Dizzia, Christian Cooke, Sam Asa Brownstein

Each day, undercover officer Lucas patrols a suburban shopping mall, entrapping gay men under the guise of law enforcement. But when he meets the charming Andrew, his certainty begins to fracture. Tom Blyth and Russell Tovey lead a Sundance prize–winning ensemble in Carmen Emmi’s taut psychodrama, a powerful portrait of repression and desire in the shadows of surveillance.

Reviews

‘A moving story told with sensitivity and beautifully acted by the two leads.’
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter

‘Tovey gives a smartly understated performance, Andrew’s calmness simultaneously bringing a stability lacking in Lucas’s life while suggesting an enigmatic, unknowable edge to his character.’
Alex Davidson, BFI Sight & Sound Magazine

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