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ABOUTTHEFILM<br/>　　GreekPetewasfilmedforoverayearwithguysworkingwithinandaroundthesexindustryandthestoryisarepresentationoftheirworld.Theprocessblurstheboundarybetweenfictionanddocumentary,givinganauthenticandintimateinsightintotheboys’lives.Honest,non-judgmental,andsometimesexplicit,thefilmoffersaportraitofasub-culturehiddenfromview.<br/>　　Shotforlessthan£10,000andwithacrewof2,thefilmhassecureddistributionintheUK,receivingbothacinemaanddvdreleaseinSeptember2009.IthasalsosecureddistributioninUSA,GermanyandFrance.<br/>　　DIRECTOR’SNOTES<br/>　　Thelifeofarent-boyisoftendepictedaseithersexyandglamorousorblightedwithabuseanddrugs.Iwantedtotryandgetclosertotherealityandfocusontheeverydaynatureofthings,thenutsandboltsofthejob,therealpersonalitiesbehindtheonlineprofilesandmagazineadverts.Ididn’twanttopandertowhatpeopleexpectedfromthiskindoffilmorwateritdownforamoremainstreamaudience.IalsodecidedearlyonthattheprojectwouldbeworthlessunlessIworkedwithpeoplewithknowledgeofthesexindustry.Itwasn’tuntilaftercastingthataroughnarrativetookshape,changinganddevelopingastheshootingprogressed,butalwaysbasedonrealexperiences.Therewasneverascriptassuch,onlyastoryframework,onwhichallofthesceneswereimprovised.Theblurringofdocumentaryandfictioncameverymuchoutofthisprocess,usingelementsofeachtobestsuittheneedsofthestory.Iwantedthefilmtobetrulyauthentic,butthatdidnotmeanthateverythinghadtobecompletelyreal.Afterall,thelifeofanescortisfilledwithvariationsofthetruth,amixtureofrealityandfantasy,andIwantedtoexplorethisintheverynatureofthefilm’sconstruction.<br/>　　DIRECTOR’SBIOGRAPHY<br/>　　AfterworkingineditingformanyyearswithcreditsonadiverserangeoffilmsfromRidleyScott’sGladiatortoHarmonyKorine’sMisterLonely,Andrewhasconcentratedonwritinganddirecting.Hehasmadefourshortfilms,thelastofwhich,entitledFiveMilesOutandstarringDakotaBlueRichardspremieredattheBerlinInternationalFilmFestivalinFeb2009.GreekPeteishisfirstfeatureandpremieredattheLondonLesbianandGayFilmFestivalinMarch2009.In2008hewasnamedasoneofScreenInternational’s‘StarsofTomorrow’andhasanumberoffeatureprojectsindevelopment.<br/>　　LinktoDIRECTOR’SWEBSITE<br/>　　CREDITS<br/>　　ProducedandDirected/Camera,Sound&amp;Edit:AndrewHaigh<br/>　　Co-producer:DmitriVigneswaren<br/>　　Music:JamesEdwardBarker<br/>　　Re-recordingMixer:MatthewGough<br/>　　Colourist:MonicaRubio<br/>　　CAST<br/>　　GreekPete;PeterPittaros<br/>　　LondonboyKaI:LewisWallis<br/>　　BarbaraBush:TristanField<br/>　　Hotblond84:LiamThompson<br/>　　Fitfuck86:BarryRobinson<br/>　　Youngandcutelad:RobertDay<br/>　　Hugecockfromthenorth:CraigWilson<br/>　　Tightass91:SteveTurner<br/>　　Rachel:RachelWhitbread<br/>　　Client1:RichardRosetti<br/>　　Client2:GlenAnderson