ComedyDramaRomance

Dating Amber

- They have their secret.

Eddie and Amber decide to stage a relationship in order to stop everyone speculating about their sexuality. Eddie is keen to follow his dad into the military, while Amber dreams of moving to the liberal hub of London. The plan seems solid, but as their arrangement begins to fall apart, Eddie’s denial gets deeper as Amber realizes that a perilous future awaits her best friend unless she intervenes.

Release Date : 2020-07-03

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Atomic 80Wrong Men

Production Country : BelgiumIreland

Alternative Titles : Beards

Cast

Character Name : Eddie

Original Name : Fionn O'Shea

Gender : Male

Character Name : Amber

Original Name : Lola Petticrew

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hannah

Original Name : Sharon Horgan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ian

Original Name : Barry Ward

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jill

Original Name : Simone Kirby

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jack

Original Name : Evan O'Connor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kev

Original Name : Ian O'Reilly

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tracey

Original Name : Emma Willis

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sarah

Original Name : Lauryn Canny

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sweeney

Original Name : Art Campion

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Nun

Original Name : Ally Ní Chiárain

Gender : Female

Character Name : Adam

Original Name : Arian Nik

Gender : Male

Character Name : Janet

Original Name : Anastasia Blake

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cian

Original Name : Shaun Dunne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Geoff

Original Name : Adam Carolan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Tara Flynn

Gender : Female

Character Name : Captain Rory

Original Name : Andrew Bennett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Jonny Woo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Caravan Boy #1

Original Name : Karl Rice

Gender : Male

Character Name : Caravan Girl #1

Original Name : Shauna Higgins

Gender : Female

Character Name : Caravan Boy #2

Original Name : Dillon Potter Stapleton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Caravan Girl #2

Original Name : Hannah O'Reilly

Gender : Female

Character Name : Special Extra

Original Name : Caroline Quinn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Night club raver (uncredited)

Original Name : Brian Kearns

Gender : Male

Character Name : Raver (uncredited)

Original Name : Corey Millar

Gender : Male

Reviews

SWITCH.

@maketheSWITCH

2021-06-23

'Dating Amber' will tug those gay heartstrings and make you laugh along the way. It's a fabulous watch, offering a new voice in the ever-growing queer cinematic landscape. - Chris dos Santos Read Chris' full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-dating-amber-gay-coming-of-age-film-shines-with-a-unique-spin-on-a-familiar-trope

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@Geronimo1967

2022-03-28

This is quite a refreshingly clever coming-of age story with Fionn O'Shea ("Eddie") and Lola Petticrew ("Amber") as two gay teenagers who hit upon the perfect ploy to make sure they are left in peace by their classmates: they decide to date each other! Their cunning plan deceives all their mates and even engenders quite a bit of jealousy from some of his pals whilst giving them a perfect cover. He is a bit smitten with his quite hunky teacher; she wants to escape it all to go to London and be a punk. It's a touching little yarn, with two enjoyable performances from both as they come to terms with living and coming out (or not!) in a small Irish community very much un-used to things gay back in the mid 1990s. I haven't a religious bone in my body, so cannot testify to the accuracy of the representations David Freyne makes of the church, but the Catholic nun's sex education video is remarkably plausible (and bigoted). The writing and directing is uncomplicated. There is no bullying or oppressiveness which maybe doesn't lend too much to it's authenticity, but it does to it's charm. It isn't a gritty warts-and-all story of sexual evolution; it's a frequently comical story of two kids coming to terms with who they are and what they want from life. Like any of us knew at that age....