Blue Jean

Society/Romance, United Kingdom 2023

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England, 1988. Physical education teacher Jean (Rosy McEwen) finds herself forced to lead a double life: Margaret Thatcher and her conservative parliamentary majority have just passed Section 28, a homophobic law that prohibits “the promotion of homosexuality.” No one at school can know that Jean is a lesbian – otherwise she could lose her job. Her feisty partner Viv supports Jean, but would like her girlfriend to be a little braver. On weekends, they dive into Newcastle's queer nightlife together. When Jean encounters one of her students in a lesbian bar, she has to make a difficult decision...
98 min
HD
FSK 16
Audio language:
English
Subtitles:
FrenchGerman

Awards

BAFTA Awards 2023 Best Acress Lucy Halliday
Venice Film Festival 2022 People Choice Award
British Indep. Film Awards 2022 Best Lead Performance: Rosy McEwen Best Supporting Performance: Kerrie Hayes

More information

Director:

Georgia Oakley

Sound Design:

James Mather

Producer:

Hélène Sifre

Cast:

Rosy McEwen (Jean Newman)

Kerrie Hayes (Vivian Highton)

Lucy Halliday (Lois Jackson)

Lydia Page (Siobhan Murphy)

Becky Lindsay (Jill)

Maya Torres (Mindy Singh)

Ellen Gowland (Carol Ridley)

Amy Booth-Steel (Debbie)

Stacy Abalogun (Ace)

Original title:

Blue Jean

Original language:

English

Format:

1:1.66 HD, Color

Age rating:

FSK 16

Audio language:

English

Subtitles:

FrenchGerman