

In the 1960s, British painter Francis Bacon surprises a burglar and invites him to share his bed. The burglar, a working class man named George Dyer, accepts. After the unique beginning to their love affair, the well-connected and volatile artist assimilates Dyer into his circle of eccentric friends, as Dyer's struggle with addiction strains their bond.

Derek Jacobi
Francis Bacon

Daniel Craig
George Dyer

Tilda Swinton
Muriel Belcher

Anne Lambton
Isabel Rawsthorne

Adrian Scarborough
Daniel Farson

Karl Johnson
John Deakin

Annabel Brooks
Henrietta Moreas

Ulla Larson-Styles
Parisian Art World

Anita Pallenberg
Casino

Mark Umbers
PC Denham
Richard Newbould
Blonde Billy
Ariel de Ravenel
French Official
Tallulah
Ian Board

Andy Linden
Ken Bidwell

David Kennedy
Joe Furneval
Gary Hume
Volker Dix
Damian Dibben
Brighton Rent Boys

Antony Cotton
Brighton Rent Boys
Anthony Ryding
London Rent Boy

Christian Martin
Bell-Hop
John Maybury
John Maybury
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