The Long Day Closes

A magical story about a boy’s love affair with the music and movies of the 50s.

The Long Day Closes

Drama|

7/10

Bud is a lonely and quiet boy whose moments of solace occur when he sits in rapture at the local cinema, watching towering and iconic figures on the movie screen. The movies give Bud the strength to get through another day as he deals with his oppressive school environment and his burgeoning homosexuality.

Leigh McCormack

Marjorie Yates

Anthony Watson

Nicholas Lamont

Ayse Owens

Tina Malone

Jimmy Wilde

Robin Polley

Peter Ivatts

Joy Blakeman

Denise Thomas

Patricia Morison

Gavin Mawdsley

Kirk McLaughlin

Mark Heath

Victoria Davies

Brenda Peters

Karl Skeggs

Lee Blennerhassett

Peter Hollier

Jason Jevons