- Title: Once a Year on Blackpool Sands
- Original Title: Once a Year on Blackpool Sands
- Release Date: 21/11/2021
- Tagline: The triumphant true story that changed six lives forever
- Duration:105 Min / 01:45
- Country:GB
- Genre:Drama
About Film
A moving comedy-drama about the love, identity and courage of the LGBTQ community during the first walk towards Gay Pride in 1950s England. Based on the real-life events of Yorkshire coal miners and secret gay lovers, Tommy and Eddy, who spend their annual week holiday at a quirky B & B in Blackpool, along with a few other alternative members of society – the transgender Mr. Elbridge, the ex-show girl Red Ethel and the eccentric owner Gladys and her flirty daughter Maureen.
Movie Rating: 6
Total Votes: 2
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Geronimo1967
5/10
If only this had had a more focussed auteur then it could have made for a far more potent tale of growing up gay in England in the 1950s. Instead, Karlton Parris rather misses his open goal and provides us with a meandering film that largely underwhelms. That said, there are two strong performances here from Kyle Brookes ("Eddy") and Macauley...
