Dafydd

Dafydd

A rent boy's story

1995 · 40 min · ★ 3.0 · Drama

A young gay hustler from South Wales, Dafydd is working in Amsterdam where he meets David, a music lecturer also from Wales. Two kindred spirits in a foreign land. Originally aired as episode 2, series 3, of the television program "Wales Playhouse".

Directed by Ceri Sherlock · Written by Ceri Sherlock

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