''Madagascar Skin'' is a 1995 British film starring

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and John Hannah.

Plot summary

Hannah plays Harry, a very shy young gay man who has a

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in the shape of

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across much of the left-hand side of his face. On fleeing the city and the shallow

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, Harry ends up at a rugged stretch of coastline where he meets Flint, played by Bernard Hill. Flint is very

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and the two are wary of each other to begin with. The film focuses on how their relationship is transformed from distrust, through respect, and ultimately to attraction.

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* 1995 films 1995 romantic comedy films British independent films British LGBTQ-related films Films directed by Chris Newby British romantic comedy films 1990s English-language films 1990s British films 1995 LGBTQ-related films LGBTQ-related romantic comedy films English-language romantic comedy films {{1990s-romantic-comedy-film-stub