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Andrew Scott's Vulnerable Performance in 'All of Us Strangers' Draws Critical Acclaim

The film, exploring themes of family, intimacy, and queer life, has made Scott a contender for the Academy Awards.

  • Andrew Scott, known for roles in 'Fleabag' and 'Sherlock', stars in Andrew Haigh's new film 'All of Us Strangers'.
  • In the film, Scott plays a screenwriter working on a script about his childhood, returning to his childhood home to find his parents as they were before they died.
  • The film, loosely adapted from Taichi Yamada’s 1987 book 'Strangers', also explores a budding romance with a neighbor, unfolding themes of family, intimacy and queer life.
  • Scott's performance in the film has made him a contender for the Academy Awards, and he was named best actor by the National Society of Film Critics.
  • Scott, who came out publicly in 2013, describes the film as personal but not autobiographical in its depiction of the alienation that can linger after coming out.
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