Review of Beautiful Thing (1996) by An N — 20 Jul 2014

This film is both contextual to life as and when shot, and yet prepares you right from the start!

This review of Beautiful Thing (1996) was written by An N on 20 Jul 2014.

Beautiful Thing has generally received very positive reviews.

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