Against the Law
United Kingdom, March 24, 1954. Ten years before the decriminalization of homosexuality, journalist Peter Wildeblood and his friends Lord Montagu and Michael Pitt-Rivers are convicted and imprisoned for indecency and sodomy.
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Daniel Mays
Peter Wildeblood
Known for
Good Omens
1917
Richard Gadd
Eddie McNally
Known for
Baby Reindeer
Half Man
Mark Gatiss
Dr. Landers
Known for
Sherlock
Taboo
Charlie Creed-Miles
Superintendent Jones
Known for
Peaky Blinders
The Fifth Element
Richard Dillane
Prosecutor Roberts
Known for
Andor
The White Princess
Paul Keating
Fanny
Also in
Injustice
Humans
Mark Edel-Hunt
Edward Montagu
Known for
All the Light We Cannot See
The White Princess
David Robb
Lord Wolfenden
Known for
Downton Abbey
Wolf Hall
Josh Collins
Michael Pitt-Rivers
Daniel Betts
Defense Rawlinson
Known for
MobLand
Allied
Timothy Watson
Clerk of Assize
Known for
Age of Heroes
Barney White
Dan Starling
Known for
Taboo
Professor T
Fergus O'Brien Director · Brian Fillis Screenplay Peter Wildeblood Author
First release March 16, 2017 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production The Wellcome Trust
Production
BBC Studios
Production
The Wellcome Trust
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · March 16, 2017
Premiere · BFI Flare London LGBTQ+ Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Spain
October 28, 2017 · Premiere · Barcelona International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
United Kingdom
July 26, 2017 · TV
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