''Public Sex'' (Original title: ''Dogging: A Love Story'') is a British
romantic comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Ro ...
film released in 2009 starring
Luke Treadaway
Luke Antony Newman Treadaway''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916-2005.''; at ancestry.com (born 10 September 1984) is a British actor. He won an Olivier Award for Best Leading Actor for his performance as Christopher in t ...
, Kate Heppell, Justine Glenton and Richard Riddell, directed by
Simon Ellis and written by Michael Groom and
Brock Norman Brock.
The film was originally titled ''Dogging: A Love Story'', and was changed to ''Public Sex'' when released in the United States.
Premise
Dan (Luke Treadaway) is an aspiring journalist who drops his inhibitions to research the United Kingdom's underground subculture of
dogging or
public sex and along the way finds love and friendship.
Cast
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Luke Treadaway
Luke Antony Newman Treadaway''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916-2005.''; at ancestry.com (born 10 September 1984) is a British actor. He won an Olivier Award for Best Leading Actor for his performance as Christopher in t ...
as Dan
* Kate Heppell as Laura
* Richard Riddell as Rob
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Sammy T. Dobson as Tanya
*
Michael Socha
Michael Robert Socha (born 1987) is an English actor. He is known for his roles in the films ''This Is England'' and ''Summer (2008 film), Summer'', and the television series ''This Is England '86'' and its sequels. He also appeared in ''Being ...
as Jim
* Justine Francesca Glenton as Sarah (as Justine Glenton)
* Allen Mechen as Laura's Dad
* Malcolm Freeman as Mister Dole
* Sean Francis as Winston
* Shaun Mechen as Interested Piker
* Dirk Smith as Council Dogger
* Ken Mood as Council Dogger (as Kenneth Mood)
* Danny Moonshine as Council Dogger
* Mike Rivers as Robb's Boss
References
External links
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* http://www.sundancechannel.com/films/public-sex/
* http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/dec/17/dogging-a-love-story
* https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/dogging-a-love-story-18-1843728.html
* https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/6839521/Dogging-A-Love-Story-review.html
* http://www.fandango.com/dogging:alovestory_v475909/plotsummary
The New York Times Movies
Films about sexuality
2009 films
British sex comedy films
Vertigo Films films
2000s English-language films
2000s British films
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