Blue Jean (2023)

"Blue Jean" is a British drama set in 1988, tracking a closeted schoolteacher as Thatcher-era anti-gay legislation closes in around her. Rosy McEwen carries the film with a raw, exposed performance. Her character's guarded private world keeps colliding with the pressure of secrecy, and the camera stays close through it. Kerrie Hayes and Lydia Page round out the cast with roles that deepen that unease. The archive holds 5 scenes pulled straight from the film. Expect nude and topless footage alongside stretches of real physical intimacy. Nothing here feels gratuitous; it's a character study that earns its vulnerability. That mix of restraint and exposure is what makes this small British drama worth a closer look.