ThefilmissaidtofocusonOscarWilde’sfinaldays.ItwillseeWildeconsideringhisownfailurethroughhistrademarkwitandirony.Afterhisimprisonmentforhomosexuality,Wildespenthisdaysinself-imposedexileinFrance.Hebrieflyreunitedwithhislove,LordAlfredDouglas,butwaskeptawayfromhischildren.AlthoughhepublishedTheBalladOfReadingGaol,hedidverylittlewritingandhishealthbegantofail(partlyduetopoverty).Hediedofcerebralmeningitisattheageof46.