Dating Amber wraps us in energetic performances, sharp humour, and bags of charm. Dating Amber is streaming now on Prime Video.
Eddie (Fionn O’Shea) is a boy committed to following in his dad’s footsteps by joining the army, with his school life mired in homophobic jokes about his lack of a girlfriend. But to add to his troubles, Eddie’s home life is consumed by his parents’ marital problems and a younger brother who provides daily commentary on his non-existent sex life. Meanwhile, fellow student Amber (Lola Petticrew) suffers the same homophobic taunts and jibes as everyone speculates about her sexuality, her volatile life with her mum caught up in the continuing waves of her dad’s suicide years before.
When Amber suggests to Eddie that school life may be easier for them if they pretend to be a couple, Eddie is initially horrified. Does this mean Amber knows his deepest secret? As Amber and Eddie enter into a relationship of convenience, their newfound friendship soon morphs into a journey of love, self-acceptance, support, and escape as Ireland slowly changes around them.
The story that ensues clearly holds parallels with Handsome Devil, Sex Education, and Submarine. However, Dating Amber holds its own and is a warm, funny, and emotional journey into teenage belonging and pride, wrapping us in energetic performances, sharp humour, and bags of charm.
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