Angel

– Twenty-year-old homosexual Angelos, who works in a jewelry shop, lives very discreetly in a rather h..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.10 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 6 Minutes
Release Year:
1982
Original Name:
Άγγελος
Angel (1982) - Also known as Άγγελος

Twenty-year-old homosexual Angelos, who works in a jewelry shop, lives very discreetly in a rather hostile social environment. When he falls in love with a sailor, Michalis, he decides to leave home, abandoning his alcoholic father, his hysterical mother and his disabled sister, to live with his lover. Later on, he will also join the army. A former lover of his visits him and tells him things about Michalis. At a party, Michalis forces Angelos to dress up as a woman. Later on, Angelos ends up on the street with other transvestites. He gets arrested and expelled from the Navy, while his father kills himself out of shame. His clients often humiliate him, and his lover beats him brutally.Angelos, in despair, decides to kill Michalis..The film is based on true facts and has shocked Greek public opinion.

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Angel (1982) - Trailer

Release Date:

14 May 1982

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Neil Jordan

Writer:

Neil Jordan

Main Actors:

Veronica Quilligan, Stephen Rea, Alan Devlin, Peter Caffrey

Plot:

Saxophonist Danny witnesses the murder of his band manager and a deaf-mute girl after a gig. Questioned by the police, he remembers only the orthopedic shoes of the killers' leader. So begins his quest to avenge her. He seeks an answer to the simple question 'Why?' but finds only more, and deeper, questions which resonate with the wider context of 'the Troubles', the inter-communal strife gripping the modern-day Northern Ireland which is the film's setting.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.4/10