Unable to acknowledge the signs that something is amiss, she plunges into marriage, sure that her love is enough for both of them.īut Tom has another life, another equally overpowering claim on his affections.

And when he comes home from National Service to be a policeman, Marion, a newly qualified teacher, is determined to win him. No release date has been announced yet.From the moment Marion first lays eyes on Tom - her best friend's big brother, broad, blond, blue-eyed - she is smitten. He shows real talent and depth as an actor.'Īmazon Studios has bought the rights to the film, which means we could see it head straight to streaming. Viewers who attended an advance test screening in San Diego last April also raved about the film on Twitter, with one tweet reading, 'a very nuanced performance- the stress and fear of being found out is palpable and heart wrenching. This is a break-out performance which has everyone in Hollywood talking.'

He puts his vulnerability on display for all to see. 'People were standing up and cheering him at the end of the screening,' the source said. While many fans are still waiting for their chance to see Styles' leading turn, some Hollywood insiders and early viewers have gotten the chance to attend screenings of the film, and are raving about the singer's performance.Īn anonymous insider who saw the film told the Daily Mail that the star's performance will 'blow everyone's socks off' and even generated some awards buzz. Further plot details for the on-screen drama are still unknown.įRIDA/MEGA Early reviews say Styles' performance is 'raw and real.' An encounter between the elderly Tom and Patrick spurs them to revisit their love affair 40 years prior. So she and Patrick have to secretly share him, 'until one of them breaks and three lives are destroyed.'ĭeadlinereported that the film adaptation begins in the 1990s. With homophobia rampant during the time period, it's 'safer' for Tom, a policeman, to marry Marion. Years later, Tom strikes up a romance with a man named Patrick after they meet at a museum. My Policeman is a queer '50s love story.Īccording to the book synopsis, the story focuses on a heartbreaking love triangle in 1950s Brighton, England: A woman named Marion falls in love with a man named Tom.

With yet another film project on the way, the former One Direction member is going full steam ahead in the acting lane-and this time, a breakout star from The Crown will join him. After landing a starring role in Olivia Wilde's Don't Worry Darling, Harry Styles will also take the lead in My Policeman, the film adaptation of Bethan Roberts's 2012 novel.

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