Victim
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Queer as Fact
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On today's Queer as Fiction, we discuss the 1961 British noir film Victim.
Join us for some dramatic performances, heavy-handed messaging and a surprising result from a government inquiry.
A link to the film's trailer: https://youtu.be/Ems3u2ZA9SA
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[Image Description: The poster for the movie Victim, starring Dirk Bogarde and Sylvia Syms. It features the face of a man wearing a pained expression, and the silhouette of another man. Text on the poster reads "A scorching drama of the most un-talked about subject of our time!"]
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