Departures (2025 film)
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Directed by
- Neil Ely
- Lloyd Eyre-Morgan
Written byLloyd Eyre-Morgan
Produced by
- Neil Ely
- Lloyd Eyre-Morgan
- Paul Mortlock
Starring
- Lloyd Eyre-Morgan
- David Tag
- Liam Boyle
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| Written by | Lloyd Eyre-Morgan |
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| Cinematography | Paul Mortlock |
| Music by | Stephanie Singer |
Production company | Punk Spirit Productions |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Departures is a 2025 British LGBT romantic comedy-drama, directed by Neil Ely and Lloyd Eyre-Morgan, who also wrote and starred in the film.
Benji meets Jake at an airport gate and they being a relationship which unfolds through trips, intimacy, and complex power dynamics.
Cast
- Lloyd Eyre-Morgan as Benji
- Olly Rhodes and Young Benji
- David Tag as Jake
- Jacob Partali as Young Jake
- Liam Boyle as Kieran
- Ali Afzal as Robby
- Tyler Conti as Ryan
- Anthony Crank as Dom Top
- Kimberly Hart-Simpson as Vanessa
- Jake Haymes as Tommy
- Kerry Howard as Jackie
- Saira Choudhry as Olivia
- Phil James as Tony
- Kelsea Knox as Abby
- Andrew Purcell as Adam
- Lorraine Stanley as Janet
- Olivier Sublet as Noah
- Christopher Thompson as John Paul
- Georgia Rae Thompson as Zoe
Release
The film premiered at the Manchester Film Festival in 2025[1] and was later picked up by Peccadillo Pictures in the United Kingdom and Strand Releasing in the United States for a 2026 theatrical release.