TIFF: "My Policeman" Gets Warm Reception 

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In the movie My Policeman, the musician plays a secret gay man in 1950s England.

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at the Princess of Wales Theatre, where it made its global premiere.

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where, long before the movie even started, a six-person deep crowd had been forming behind barriers.

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originating from director Michael Grandage and based on Bethan Roberts' book

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Styles plays Tom, a police officer in Brighton in the 1950s who develops feelings for museum curator Patrick.

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The audience greeted the film with a three-minute round of applause

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with crowds rising to their feet when Grandage and the cast took the stage

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Dressed in a dark green double-breasted suit and light green trousers, 

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Styles spoke about the friendship he developed with his co-stars 

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