Against the Law

About 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.

Against the Law (2017) is a history romance film directed by Fergus O'Brien. Its themes are male homosexuality, based on memoir or autobiography, docudrama, and social prejudice.

Daniel Mays appears as Peter Wildeblood, Richard Gadd as Eddie McNally, Mark Gatiss as Dr. Landers, and Charlie Creed-Miles as Superintendent Jones. At 83 minutes long, it arrived in March 2017.

The screenplay is by Brian Fillis. Production companies include BBC Studios and The Wellcome Trust. The story is adapted from real events. It streams on BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel, and Britbox Apple TV channel in the United States.

The Imitation Game, Bohemian Rhapsody, and Milk make useful companions to Against the Law, all filed under gay theme and LGBT.