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Tom Daley: Illegal to Be Me

Tom Daley: Illegal to Be Me

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 9, 2022

Runtime

0h 59m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

55%

Original Title

Tom Daley: Illegal to Be Me

Production Companies

Brook Lapping Productions, BBC

Director

Luke Korzun Martin

Description

As thousands of athletes prepare to compete on the global stage at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Olympic gold medallist and double world champion diver Tom Daley wants to shine a light on an issue that he cares passionately about. Some competitors live in fear of horrific brutality inside the countries they represent. With punishments including whipping, life imprisonment and even death, it is illegal to be gay in over half of the 56 member states of the Commonwealth. His journey takes him to some of the Commonwealth's most homophobic countries to ask what the sporting world can do to help. The film culminates with Tom taking a very public stand at this year's opening ceremony, in a powerful statement against homophobia.