We see two men - one younger man in the foreground wearing a baseball cap and hoodie, and an older man in the background. They stare at each other through a mirror.

Plainclothes

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About Plainclothes

Russell Tovey and Tom Blyth star in this searing game of cat and mouse as Andrew and Lucas, two men who meet under strenuous circumstances: Andrew is illicitly cruising the bathrooms of a strip mall; Lucas is an undercover cop on an assignment to catch and arrest men just like him. Still, there is an immediate pull, their connection leading Lucas to confront a long-buried attraction to men, a wave of desire that will have the young cop put his life on the line.

Superbly paced and acted, Plainclothes harnesses lo-fi VHS footage to play with voyeuristic, tense notions of surveillance, the film’s labyrinthine chronology amplifying this feeling of suspension as the two men become irrevocably, dangerously intertwined.

Booking info

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Duration includes trailers, adverts and any Q&A/panel. For events such as NT Live, Colour Box and Reel & Meal there will be minimal advertising. We do not admit latecomers after the main feature has started and we have a limited food & drink policy.

MAC’s cinema programme has been generously supported by BFI Film Audience Network and Film Hub Midlands.

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