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Russell Tovey & Tom Blyth are bathroom cruising in 1st Plainclothes teaser
(L-R) Tom Blyth; Russell Tovey in 'Plainclothes.'
The first Plainclothes teaser is packed with sexual tension between an undercover cop and his irresistible target.
Writer-director Carmen Emmi's feature debut, Plainclothes, tells the story of an undercover cop who's assigned to lure and arrest gay men. Upon meeting a particularly irresistible target, however, the closeted cop can no longer resist his suppressed sexual urges.
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Tom Blyth (Coriolanus Snow in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes) and Russell Tovey (Kevin Matheson on HBO's Looking) play the two main characters in Plainclothes, which is set in 1990s New York.
The movie follows a cop named Lucas (Blyth) performing bait-and-catch missions to arrest gay men for lewd conduct. But upon meeting Andrew (Tovey), it is Lucas who is arrested by the palpable sexual tension between him and his target.
Plainclothes, which is expected to have a wide release later this year, just had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. To give fans a taste of what's to come, the movie's official Instagram account shared a titillating clip of Blyth and Tovey engaging in some casual bathroom cruising with each other.
The first set of reviews for Plainclothes have been very positive, such as high praise from IndieWire's Ryan Lattanzio noting that Lucas is "the most emotionally (and physically) naked performance yet from rising British star Tom Blyth."
In an interview with Vanity Fair, Tovey discussed the many closeted men he's gotten to play throughout his career, recalling that he also struggled to accept his sexuality when he was young. "That feeling was so visceral and overwhelming as a kid, that there's something in exorcising it when I'm playing these roles," he said.
The cast of Plainclothes also includes actors like Christian Cooke (Ron), Amy Forsyth (Emily), Maria Dizzia (Marie), John Bedford Lloyd (Lt. Sollars), Gabe Fazio (Uncle Paul), and Sam Asa Brownstein (Christian).
Plainclothes, which recently had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, is set to wide release later this year.
Bernardo Sim is the deputy editor of Out, as well as a writer and content creator. Born in Brazil, he currently lives in South Florida. You can follow him on Instagram at @bernardosim.
Bernardo Sim is the deputy editor of Out, as well as a writer and content creator. Born in Brazil, he currently lives in South Florida. You can follow him on Instagram at @bernardosim.
