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MOVIE

Queer Edward II

★ —202697 min
Documentary

Spring 1991: queer life is under attack in Britain, and Derek Jarman is turning Edward II into a radical protest film. Told through unseen behind-the-scenes footage, this is a story of the power and cost of queer visibility — then and now.

CAST

Cast

Derek JarmanDerek JarmanSelf (archive footage)Tilda SwintonTilda SwintonSelf (archive footage)Nigel TerryNigel TerrySelf (archive footage)Steven WaddingtonSteven WaddingtonSelf (archive footage)Andrew TiernanAndrew TiernanSelf (archive footage)Annie LennoxAnnie LennoxSelf (archive footage)Peter TatchellPeter TatchellSelf (archive footage)Sandy PowellSandy PowellSelf (archive footage)SSimon Fisher-TurnerSelf (archive footage)SSarah SwordsSelf (archive footage)SSteve Clark-HallSelf (archive footage)CChristopher HobbsSelf (archive footage)IIan FrancisSelf (archive footage)JJody GraberSelf (archive footage)IIan WilsonSelf (archive footage)KKeith CollinsSelf (archive footage)Morag RossMorag RossSelf (archive footage)SSimon FieldSelf (archive footage)Jeremy PaxmanJeremy PaxmanSelf (archive footage)Jonathan RossJonathan RossSelf (archive footage)
BEHIND THE PRODUCTION

Production & Crew

DirectorTheo Rollason
ProducersJulia Nelson, Christine D'Souza, Sarah Swords, Christine Vachon, Russell Tovey
CinematographySeamus McGarvey
EditingTheo Rollason, Nicole Halova
MusicSimon Fisher-Turner

Production Companies

John Gore StudiosGB