Ungentle

A fictionalised essay read by Ben Wishaw exploring the complicated relationship between British espionage and male homosexuality. An anonymous narrator talks through the various chapters of his life as a spy and a gay man in late 20th-century Britain. His vivid stories of intimacy and surveillance play out over shots of the luscious countryside, busy Central London streets, and nighttime cruising zones.

Director: Huw Lemmey, Onyeka Igwe

Cast: Ben Whishaw

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.