Back by popular demand after a sold out QSFF25 Opening Night, Russell Tovey (Looking) and Tom Blyth (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes) star in this tense romantic thriller.

In 1990s New York, closeted undercover cop Lucas (Blyth) is tasked with seducing men in public bathrooms to arrest them. But when sparks fly between him and one of his targets (Tovey), he can’t go through with it. As they meet for further trysts, his intensifying feelings clash with a growing paranoia his secret will be discovered – by not just his colleagues, but his family. With mounting pressure to deliver arrests, Lucas must grapple with his heart and mind as he’s torn between duty and finally living his truth.

Blending nostalgic Hi8 footage with Lana Del Rey-style soundscapes, Plainclothes tenderly captures the tension between the thrill of sexual exploration and the anxiety of being caught. Visually poetic and emotionally resonant, this beautifully crafted film is a haunting ode to queer love, longing and resistance.

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