The film is loosely based on the life of the spy and double agent Guy Burgess and explores his homosexuality and exposure to Marxism while examining the hypocrisy and snobbery of the English public school system . Starring Rupert Everett and Colin Firth the film was entered into the 1984 Cannes Film Festival where it won the award for Best Artistic Contribution
1984 Cannes Film Festival
1984 Cannes Film Festival
Marek Kanievska