6.6
Hands of Stone
2016
G♭ (2022)
October 11, 202217mEN
7.0
1 votes
Overview
84-year-old cellist Ceri has lost his husband to cancer and his ability to play to a debilitating stroke. His dull life is spent in solitude, save for the interruptions of agency carers and the solace of his iPad. Seizing the opportunity that a night-time staff shortage brings; he uses Grindr to invite 20-year-old rent-boy Iestyn to visit.
Director
Peter DarneyWriter
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
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Production Companies
Ffilm Cymru WalesBBC Cymru Wales
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7.0At a time when there is much debate about people making their own choices about “end of life” decisions, this is quite a poignant story of an elderly cellist (Richard Wilson) who has had multiple strokes and who has been left alone following the death of his husband. Unable to do little but sit in his care home chair being fed pills from day to day, he decides to go on Grindr and get himself a young playmate. When he (Aled ap Steffan) arrives, though, he turns out to be a music student who appreciates the music playing in the room and the man who played it. It quickly transpires that sex isn’t…
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