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DEPARTURES

Year 2025
Runtime 82 mins
Language English
Canadian Premiere

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They say the best way to move forward is to go back…

A must-see northern comedy-drama that dissects a toxic relationship with humour and raw emotion. Inspired by real heartbreak, this Manchester-made feature follows Benji, who meets the elusive and dominant Jake at an airport check-out gate. What begins as thrilling monthly getaways to Amsterdam soon unravels into a doomed power dynamic. Struggling to move on after being dumped, Benji spirals into addiction and fleeting hook-ups, haunted by the love he lost.

Created by a collective of working-class LGBT+ filmmakers, DEPARTURES is a darkly comic, emotionally charged journey—think Shirley Valentine meets LGBTQ Trainspotting.

Countries

United Kingdom
Director
Lloyd Eyre-Morgan, Neil Ely
Screenwriter
Lloyd Eyre-Morgan
Cinematographer
Paul Mortlock
Cast
Lloyd Eyre-Morgan, David Tag, Liam Boyle