Lasting Marks
- Director: Charlie Lyne
CGiii Comment
A simple and rather effective film about an extremely complex subject...the legal definition of consent.
For those of a certain age, the 'Spanner Case' was the hottest and most divisive of topics. But, what the film ignores is...these men did break the law (of the day) - regardless of their given right to consent, they published [i.e. filmed] offensive [illegal] material which [erroneously] got into the hands of the police - it's that old chestnut, the legality between possession and distribution! So, if they had not pleaded guilty [to the ABH charges] they would have been charged under the Obscene Publications Act 1959...they were going to prison no matter what!
There is much more to this case than this rather 'light' and flippant rendition...by digging a little deeper, that 'lightness' would soon dissolve into a darker and more sinister scenario altogether!
A one-sided re-telling...that's rather troubling in itself!
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The(ir) Blurb...
The story of a group of men with shared sexual desires, lucky to have found each other yet unfortunate to be considered criminal for expressing them.