Another Country was the 1984 British movie that shot Rupert Everett to fame. Future Oscar winner Colin Firth made his feature film debut as the co-lead.
The story is loosely based on the life of real-life British spy Guy Burgess. It focuses on the schooldays of the fictional Guy Bennett (Everett) in an upper-class, English public school.
We see Bennett exploring his queer attraction to other students and becoming disillusioned with Britain’s elitist class system.
The seeds are sown for his later decision to spy for Russia.Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.Everett himself attended boarding school and was perfect for the role.