The Turing Law, a just-announced new amendment named after Alan Turing, will pardon thousands of gay men convicted under British anti-obscenity statutes. Turing was a war hero who broke the Nazi enigma code but who was later imprisoned under such statutes. His story was told in two films: the acclaimed 2014 film The Imitation Game as well as an earlier documentary, Breaking the Code. However, the film that should be most remembered at this point is the powerful 1961 British mystery Victim, which is credited with changing public opinion and bringing about the repeal of anti-obscenity laws. Says MoviePlot: “With its assertive hero and hopeful conclusion, Victim made a difference…In 1967, Lord Arran introduced legislation repealing the Criminal Offences Act. He wrote Dirk Bogarde about Victim, praising him for ‘your courage in undertaking this difficult and potentially damaging part.’ When Bogarde protested, Lord Arran insisted that ‘we’ve both done our bit’ to decriminalize homosexuality. He mused that ‘it is comforting to think that perhaps a million men are no longer living in fear.’”