AKA is a 2002 drama film, the first by director and writer Duncan Roy. The film is set in the late 1970s in Britain and follows the story of Dean, an 18-year-old teenager who assumes another identity to infiltrate high society. Dean meets David, an older gay man who desires him and Benjamin, a young Texan hustler. It is largely an autobiographical account of Duncan Roy's early life.
The film is presented in a three-frame split-screen format, showing simultaneous perspectives.
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Cast
Matthew Leitch as Dean Page
Diana Quick as Lady Gryffoyn
George Asprey as David Lord Glendening
Lindsey Coulson as Georgie
Blake Ritson as Alexander Gryffoyn
Peter Youngblood Hills as Benjamin
Geoff Bell as Brian Page
Hannah Yelland as Camille Sturton
Daniel Lee as Jamie Page
Bill Nighy as Uncle Louis Gryffoyn
David Kendall as Lee Page
Fenella Woolgar as Sarah
Sean Gilder as Tim Lyttleton
Robin Soans as Neil Frost
Stephen Boxer as Dermot
Reception
The film has been nominated for several awards, especially in the gay community.
2002 – Nominated for the British Independent Film Awards.
2002 – Won the Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.
2002 – Won the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.
2002 – Won L.A. Outfest.
2002 – Won the Copenhagen Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.
2003 – Nominated for the BAFTA Awards.
2003 – Nominated for the Emden International Film Festival.
2004 – Won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards.