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The Infinity Pool () actor, who planted a cheeky kiss on Pedro Pascal’s face, who was in the audience for the screening, stars alongside Harry Potter star Harry Melling in a queer BDSM. Harry Melling, who played Dudley Dursley in the popular wizard films, is set to become a "24/7 submissive" to Alexander Skarsgård in the upcoming British film Pillion. Pillion will see Skarsgård star as a biker who takes co-star Harry Melling under his wing as his “submissive” gay lover.

The film has been described as a “fun and filthy romance with heart” – colour us intrigued!. 'Harry Potter' actor Harry Melling plays Colin, a timid parking attendant, in the X-rated drama 'Pillion.' His character starts a sub-dom relationship with Alexander Skarsgård’s character, Ray. As well as Alexander Skarsgård, it starts Harry Melling, who fans may know best as Dudley Dursley in the Harry Potter films.

But this character really is the diversion from the annoying. The commuter town of Bromley, 10 miles from the centre of London, may not seem like the most obvious of locales for such a bold and uncompromising queer coming-of-age. Yet debut feature director Harry Lighton effectively uses the comfortable familiarity of this suburban setting to cast this story of a submissive gay relationship into sharp relief.

The film sold to multiple territories ahead of its Un Certain Regard premiere, including the US A24 and the UK Picturehouse , and the presence of Skarsgard will help garner attention — as, no doubt, will its explicit sex. Yet open-minded audiences will soon realise that Pillion is not out to provocate, but to authentically and sensitively explore a side of gay culture little seen in mainstream film.

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Here, Colin Melling has no cultural need to hide his sexuality; indeed, his supportive parents Pete Douglas Hodge and Peggy Lesley Sharp eagerly set him up on blind dates with eligible men. Rather than be offended, Colin is intrigued; particularly when he discovers Ray has left him a note with the time and a place for a rendezvous. Despite this unconventional, shocking-to-some set-up, one of the great achievements of Pillion is that it takes a completely matter-of-fact approach as it follows Colin into this new chapter of his life, remaining non-judgmental even as he consentingly subjugates himself to demands others would find demeaning.

The emotional and dramatic weight lies almost entirely with Collin, and Melling makes a strong impact in a role that is far away from his turn as the boorish Dudley Dursley in Harry Potter, digging into the vulnerability and loneliness which motivate Colin to look for happiness by unconventional means. While the sex scenes may feel heightened and extreme, the film suggests that may be simply because they fall outside conventional mores.

We are used to seeing sweaty, contorted, explicit heteronormative sex on screen; why should this be any different? While Ray may be in the driving seat, there is the sense that Colin is also using this dynamic to explore his own boundaries, to force himself out of his safe suburban stupor. His newly shaven head is not the only signal of change. When mum Peggy raises an objection to the relationship — her permissive support only going so far — Colin pushes back, just as he begins to push back against Ray, finding the strength to finally stand up for the things he realises he truly desires, and deserves.

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