Another Country (1984)

Set in 1932, Another Country stars Rupert Everett as Guy Bennett, an upper classman attending an elite British boys` school. Amid an atmosphere of wealth and privilege, the ever-flamboyant Guy embraces awareness of his gay identity just as his best friend Tommy (Colin Firth) faces a growing preoccupation with Karl Marx. Each rebels in his own way against the demands of social conformity. But it is Guy`s infatuation with an underclassman (Cary Elwes) that takes center stage as his contempt for authority clashes with the school`s rigid code of conduct. Julian Mitchell wrote the script for this engrossing screen adaptation of his own award-winning play.