Damaged: The Very British Obscenity of David Hamilton-Grant (2023)

Name: Damaged: The Very British Obscenity of David Hamilton-Grant
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2023
Duration: 71 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: David Hamilton-Grant, Jack Davenport, Françoise Pascal, Cheryl Gilham, Julian Petley

1h 11m United Kingdom

Documentary

Plot

David Hamilton-Grant's controversial journey through the British film industry reveals a tale of ambition, legal cunning, and scandal. As the sole distributor imprisoned for unleashing a "video nasty," Hamilton-Grant exploited legal grey areas in the 1970s to produce and exhibit explicit content in a heavily censored landscape. With the arrival of the home video boom in the 1980s, he seized the opportunity to thrive in a newly lenient market. However, his success soon spiraled into a bizarre and unsettling descent, showcasing the darker side of his pursuit for fame and fortune in the world of adult entertainment.

Cast

David Hamilton-Grant Jack Davenport Françoise Pascal Cheryl Gilham Julian Petley Kate Egan Antony I. Ginnane Derek Malcolm David Flint Clive Godden David McGillivray Marianne Morris Vic Pratt Brendan Price Fiona Richmond