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Freak Show
Adapted for the screen by Beth Rigazio and Patrick J Clifton from the novel by James St James, Freak Show is a colourful portrait of adolescent angst and wilful rebellion, which marks the directorial debut of Trudie Styler. Billy Bloom (Alex Lawther) is an openly gay, gender-bending teenager with a closet crammed to bursting with expensive drag outfits and a sassy attitude to match. When his mother Mauvine (Bette Midler) is forced to attend rehab, Billy is rudely transplanted from Darien, Connecticut, to the south to live with his father William (Larry Pine) in a Bible-thumping community rife with intolerance and homophobia. Billy enrols at the local high school where his flamboyant dress style incurs the wrath of homecoming queen Lynette (Abigail Breslin) and her clucky coterie. Thankfully, one quietly spoken girl (AnnaSophia Robb) befriends Billy, dazzled by his fabulousness, and he also finds an unlikely ally and protector in handsome football jock Flip Kelly (Ian Nelson). Together, they navigate the emotional highs and lows of the hormone-addled academic year.
