Jason Patel and Ben Hardy star in Unicorns, a touching queer romance about the enduring power of love and the importance of self-acceptance.
Jason Patel and Ben Hardy star in this touching queer romance about the enduring power of love.premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival and the BFI London Film Festival – placing Jason Patel on several Best Performers lists and ultimately earning him a prestigious Screen Star of Tomorrow award.A queer romance starring Patel and Ben Hardy, the film follows Aysha , a South Asian performer living a double life, and Luke, a young, single father who works as a mechanic.
Unable to deny the spark between them, Luke and Aysha/Ashiq are forced down a path of self-reflection, where they must question their identities and confront their individual truths to ultimately achieve self-acceptance.A performer by nature himself – Patel comes from a theatre-heavy background – this was both familiar and unfamiliar territory for the star. “I didn’t think it was a drag to be in drag,” he laughs.
As a gay man from a working-class Indian family in Manchester, the importance of representation is not lost on Patel who says this film is special to him for more reasons than one. “I feel like I was preparing for this role my whole life. For me to be able to do this, to represent a community and all the people that shine in that community, to give them the light that they deserve – they’re some of the most incredible people I’ve ever met. They’re so strong and brave.
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