"The south east London suburb is the setting for Harry Lighton's BDSM romantic drama, which shifted the setting of Adam Mars-Jones's 2020 novel from leafy Surrey to Bromley, and updated the story from the 1970s to Christmas in the present day. Already hailed as one of the films of the year, , Lighton's directorial debut, stars The Queen's Gambit 's Harry Melling as hapless car park attendant Colin."
"Cue a towering Christmas tree being erected in the middle of Bromley's town centre during filming in August 2024. 'I'd sit by the Christmas tree and hear all these locals walking past and saying how Christmas comes earlier each year,' laughs Lighton. It's at this spot on a chilly Christmas Day evening that Colin meets Ray for what he assumes is a romantic date, but that ends up in a kinky hook-up down a backstreet behind Primark."
The film relocates Adam Mars-Jones's 2020 novel from Surrey in the 1970s to present-day Christmas in Bromley. Harry Lighton makes his directorial debut, casting Harry Melling as Colin and Alexander Skarsgård as Ray, who enter an unexpected sub/dom relationship. Budgetary constraints required filming close to London, prompting the Bromley location, while the seasonal shift reflected the director's fascination with Christmas films. A towering Christmas tree was erected in Bromley's town centre during August 2024 filming. A pivotal kinky hook-up scene was filmed in an alley behind Primark with modesty screens and crowd control to protect actors and the public.
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