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My Policeman (2022)

In the late 1990s, the arrival of elderly invalid Patrick into Marion and Tom’s home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previous: the passionate relationship between Tom and Patrick at a time when homosexuality was illegal.
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Bianca Sbrocchi
October 12, 2022
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TIFF ‘22 Coverage: ‘My Policeman’

My Policeman is soaked in warm visuals and themes surrounding love, loss, and time wasted. Spanning across 40 years, the film is set initially in 1950’s Brittian, a time during which homosexuality was illegal. We are introduced to Tom (Harry Styles) when he meets an unassuming bookish young lady, Marion (Emma Corrin). The two are caught up in a budding romance when a new friend noses his way into their fold: Patrick (David Dawson).  Though we are at first led to believe that Patrick has his sights set on Mirion, it is soon revealed that he and Tom have been engaging in lustful encounters that delight and confuse Tom. They become more and more emotionally (and physically) intertwined as Tom’s relationship to Marion becomes more serious, and they eventually marry.  Tom is now tasked with leading a double life. He’s not necessarily unhappy in his heteronormative marriage, but it lacks passion. Nevertheless, he tries to maintain his dutifulness as a husband and police officer. When Marion catches the pair in the act, her jealousy drives her to make some regrettable choices, thus giving Tom no option but to cut all ties with Patrick, forget their forbidden love, and continue his life as a married man.  This leads us to many intercut scenes from the 1990s, accompanied by older versions of Tom (now played by Linus Roache), Marion (Gina McKee), and an unwelcome house guest (Rupert Everett). It is through the expert pacing of the two stories that we begin to discover who this stroke patient living in their guest bedroom is and what significance his presence holds for the couple. Their tumultuous relationship worsens the longer the three of them try to cohabitate, until finally, all of the characters are able to reconcile what they want and what they need, finally finding their way back to each other – or in Marion’s case, becoming reacquainted with herself. 
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In the late 1990s, the arrival of elderly invalid Patrick into Marion and Tom’s home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previous: the passionate relationship between Tom and Patrick at a time when homosexuality was illegal.

Rating:R
Genre:Drama, Romance
Directed By:Michael Grandage
Written By:Ron Nyswaner
In Theaters:10/21/2022
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Runtime:113 minutes
Studio:Amazon Studios, Berlanti Productions, Independent

Cast

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Michael Grandage

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Harry Styles

Tom Burgess

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Emma Corrin

Marion Taylor

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David Dawson

Patrick Hazlewood

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Gina McKee

Older Marion

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Rupert Everett

Older Patrick

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Linus Roache

Older Tom

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Kadiff Kirwan

Nigel

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Dora Davis

Sylvie

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Andrew Tiernan

Bert

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Jack Bandeira

Leonard

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Tristan Sturrock

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