Blue Jean

Drama, LGBTQ | 2024 | NR. 1hr 37min
CAST: Rosy McEwen, Kerrie Hayes, Lucy Halliday DIRECTOR: Georgia Oakley TUESDAY FILM SERIES | 7/11/23

In Georgia Oakley's stunning directorial debut BLUE JEAN, it's 1988 England and Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government is about to pass a law stigmatizing gays and lesbians, forcing Jean (Rosy McEwen, in a powerhouse performance), a gym teacher, to live a double life. As pressure mounts from all sides, the arrival of a new student catalyzes a crisis that will challenge Jean to her core. The BAFTA-nominated film won the Venice Film Festival's People's Choice Award, as well as four British Independent Film Awards.

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Reviews

Blue Jean is a non-judgmental tale of self-acceptance, intergenerational solidarity and sapphic power.

Hanna Flint, Time Out

It's as persuasive as it is powerful.

Wendy Ide, Observer (UK)