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In this riveting film about sexual tolerance in modern society, the paths of several men intersect during a dramatic thirty-six hours in which their lives are changed forever. After another man falls victim to a violent gay-bashing incident, the homosexual community of Clapham Junction comes together to bring the assailants to justice.

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MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.7 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 ounces
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Color, Multiple Formats, Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 39 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ October 26, 2010
Actors ‏ : ‎ Rupert Graves, Samantha Bond, Paul Nicholls, Joseph Mawle, Rachel Blake
Studio ‏ : ‎ Entertainment One
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003VE9WPG
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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John M. Curlovich

Superb in every way

Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2012

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This film is quite superb. It ranks with MAURICE as one of the best gay-themed films ever.

It begins with a television writer (Rupert Graves) pitching a gay-themed script to a producer--who rejects it out of hand because, he claims, being gay isn't a problem anymore. For the next 90 minutes we follow the unraveling stories of a diverse collection of gay men, all of which demonstrate clearly and incisively that it IS a problem, in all kinds of ways, and that legalization doesn't really make the problems go away.

The portrait of the various modes of homophobia the characters encounter (some of it internal) is chilling, moving, and ultimately terribly compelling. Kevin Elyot's script is a marvel in the way it balances and interweaves the various narrative threads, and Adrian Shergold's direction does it full justice. The splendid cast is led by Graves, James Wilby and Phoebe Nicholls (all from MAURICE); David Leon; and Rachel Blake does a marvelous turn as the straight, simpatico hostess of a dinner party where society's lingering homophobia becomes all too evident. (The one false note in the casting is Luke Treadaway as Theo, a 14 year old gay kid; Treadaway is just too old for this to be convincing. He could have played 17 convincingly, maybe even 16, but there's no way he's 14.)

If fluff is your thing--if you're looking for mindless entertainment--CLAPHAM JUNCTION isn't for you. But if you want a thoughtful, serious, terribly gripping and superbly well-made film with a gay theme, this is not to be missed.

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Bob Drake

36 Hours of Vaguely Related Gay Scenes in South London

Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2010

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I have viewed a 90-minute download of the BBC version of this film [as well as this DVD]. A IMDB review of the 2007 BBC TV presentation of Clapham Junction starts, "Over a two day period a series of interconnected events impact a disparate group of [gay] Londoners," and that is quite accurate even if the period is actually about 36 hours.

Clapham Junction is a major train-connecting point in the London Borough of Wandsworth, not far from Lavender Hill, the location of The Lavender Hill Mob , but that was a comedy and this is certainly not.

In 2005, a gay man, Jody Dobrowski, suffered a horrendously brutal murder on Clapham Common, and a similar event is central to this film, which is an ultimately depressing and sometimes shocking exploration of contemporary urban gay sexuality. Some of the characters are deeply unpleasant, dishonest and self absorbed. But you will want to watch them.

One gay youth who play the violin is clearly intimidated and frightened by gangs on his walk to his teacher, while another gay inbetweener embraces his homosexuality and relentlessly pursues an older gay neighbor. Some of the gay yuppies are married but unfaithful to their wives in the type of park restrooms frequented by George Michael, and one who marries his partner dallies with a server boy in the kitchen after the ceremony. It is hardly justice when a gay gay-basher gets bashed himself. And you are forced to watch, or not.

The actors sometimes rise above the material. Paul Nichols is clearly full of himself as his character, Terry, and the scene in which he dresses for a night out is great, though one surprising scene reportedly used a stand-in. The film unites James Wilby and Rupert Graves of Maurice, but their relationship could not be more different than what they had in that film, though both were, again, brave to take their roles. David Leon is powerful in his role as Alfie Cartwright (the Jody Dobrowski character). But Luke Treadway as young Theo pursuing a reluctant Joseph Mawle as Tim is absolutely chilling, and worth the cost of the DVD if anything is.

You will never forget Clapham Junction if you do watch it. But there is some hard-to-watch "bad" mixed with the "good" (the performances).

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Aryael de Kaprii

Thought Provoking

Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2011

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After reading other reviews I am still learning more about this movie. I Netflix'd it, because I saw a preview of it and thought it would be an interesting film. It was. It is kind of a "day-in-the-life" film where twists and turns end up connecting the seeming strangers in a very intelligent way that forces analysis and deep thought. The hypocracy of so many people, and violence that hate creates is disturbing. So many people want to bury the truth and call victums of hate and bigotry whinners and trouble makers, but this film really forces you to ask the questions the could make all the diffence in a world where a man cant walk down the street or in a park without being attacked. This film really does a great job of introducing you to its characters and in a sense forming a relationship between the viewer and the character to the point that you begin to feel for them and their situation. This movie moved me so much, I just had to own it.

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Dave

Haven't a clue

Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2010

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I watched this last night after buying it from Amazon and sitting here still wondering why they ever made this movie. The movie jumped around so much it was hard to tell who was trying to kill who and I guess someone who liked watching gay guys get the stuffing beat out of them will love this but I found nothing to like about this movie at all. I have seen a lot of gay based movies but this has to be at the bottom of the trash.

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Alfredo R. Villanueva

GREAT MOVIE, LOUSY MESSAGE

Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2010

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An excellent performance from all concerned in what is basically, in spite of its hype, a dark homophobic movie intended to make gays go back into the closet and bolt it from the inside. It concerns a serious of vicious attacks on gays in a particular neighborhood of London, presumably from real events. One is told that "neighbors" get together to fight back. Absolutely no such thing. Not one single attack is traced to its perpetrators. What one gets is a bunch of boring homophobic suburbanites having dinner while a gay boy gets murdered right outside. Kudos for having dared to expose the reality of sex between teens and adults. Many times, the teen is the aggressor, which was portrayed in the movie with chilling and heartbreaking accuracy. Wilby and Graves, of "Maurice" fame, are bit players in this one. Time has been kind to Graves, not Wilby. The movie belongs to the teen and his adult target. Real chemistry there! I like the movie, not the content.

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colin j

Brilliant movie, based on fact with an amazing cast

Reviewed in Canada on March 10, 2016

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I have finally watched this movie, albeit somewhat late and having known about it for some time. I was not let down. Brilliant movie, based on fact with an amazing cast. Individual stories of 5 gay characters and their mixture of friends who finally are connected by a brutal act of violence. Some of the characters finally let go of their preconceived ideas of alternative lifestyles. Others apparently continue to hold on to their beliefs. Tom Beards script and direction make this a movie to remember.

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野生の猪

ずっと探してた！

Reviewed in Japan on July 1, 2016

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ずっと探していました！
見つける事が出来て良かったです(。>ω<。)
いやー、満足です！
それに届くのも早く、包装も丁寧で感謝です！
ありがとうございました！

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Pete

Fantastic

Reviewed in Canada on January 27, 2014

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I saw this on tv when it was first shown in England and had to buy the dvd. It stands out as a remarkable piece of drama in its own right and certainly one of the finest pieces of gay drama ever. This is not camp and is not a skin flick, this is a hard, gritty and honest piece of work.

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Close Range.

Bittersweet, and wonderfully real.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 1, 2011

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I wont go into plot details and spoil anything, but I can say that I enjoyed the interlinking of the separate lives , as well as a few surprising plot twists. I find it difficult to believe though, that in a large city (which is usually among the more tolerant or welcoming area in any country)such as London, that gay people would be met with so much hatred and abuse, in 2007. If this is the true picture, and in a liberal, accepting nation such as the UK, that is not at all good news.
This film mainly shows the sad, desperate, and dangerous side to gay life. How narrow, when things surely have moved beyond that. Having said that,do give this more than one viewing before making up your mind. The movie manages to capture so well the extremely pleasant lighting and atmosphere of being in London on a warm summer evening. The acting is excellent too. Paul Nicholls is convincing as a heartless and brutal man. Rupert Graves puts in a good performance as well, and interesting to see him reunited with James Wilby (Maurice). The film depicts the whole range of emotion dealing with homosexuality, from utter hatred and bigotry, to the tender concern shown by a woman who lives across the road from the scene of a gay hate crime. A character in 'Clapham Junction' says: "If you can be who you are rather than what you think you should be, you could be quite happy." Very well said.

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thiand03

good movie

Reviewed in Canada on November 20, 2019

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Format	Color, Multiple Formats, Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen
Contributor	Rupert Graves, Paul Nicholls, Rachel Blake, Joseph Mawle, Samantha Bond
Language	English
Runtime	1 hour and 39 minutes