London to Brighton (2006)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Paul Andrew Williams

Writer:

Paul Andrew Williams (writer)

Release Date:

1 December 2006 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Innocence has nowhere to hide

Plot:

It's 3:07am and two girls burst into a run down London toilet. Joanne is crying her eyes out and her clothing is ripped...

Plot Keywords:

Night | Beach | Reunited | Black Eye | Brighton England

Awards:

6 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Lorraine Stanley	...	Kelly
Johnny Harris	...	Derek
Georgia Groome	...	Joanne
Sam Spruell	...	Stuart Allen
Alexander Morton	...	Duncan Allen
Nathan Constance	...	Chum
Claudie Blakley	...	Tracey
Jamie Kenna	...	Tony
David Keeling	...	Charlie
Jack Deam	...	Paul
Chloe Bale	...	Karen
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Louise Appel	...	Debbie
David Barker	...	David
James Beirman	...	Kerb Crawler in Car - London
Elisa Boyd	...	Woman in Toilets (voice)
Chiqui	...	Exotic Dancer
Su Douglas	...	Gran
Nick Ewans	...	Kerb Crawler in Car - Brighton
Tom Jude	...	Taxi Driver
Andy Lloyd	...	Punter in Doorway
Marianna Maniatakis	...	Stoner Girl #2
Tim Matthews	...	Shane
Cat Meacher	...	Street Prostitute
Torq Pagdin	...	Punter in Bedroom #2
Yasmin Pannell	...	Stoner Girl #1
Paul Andrew Williams	...	Punter in Bedroom #1

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Ireland:16 | UK:18 | Sweden:15 | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Norway:15 | Australia:R | Australia:R (2007) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

Company:

Steel Mill Pictures

Trivia:

The main characters are from Paul Andrew Williams' short film Royalty (2001). Johnny Harris and Lorraine Stanley reprised their roles as Derek and Kelly, respectively, whilst Nathan Constance and Chloe Bale, who are both featured in the short, took new roles for this film.

Goofs:

Continuity: There are two shots of train journeys taken by Kelly and Joanne. One is in an Electrostar class train and the other in a "Networker" Class 365. In both cases the internal shots are of the much older (Class 421?) diesel/slam-door trains.

Soundtrack:

Room Without Lights

Back to British

I also saw London to Brighton at the Edinburgh film festival, the buzz after the film was all so positive and I think this film will do really well based on this word of mouth. Wining awards at both Edinburgh and rain dance can't be a bad sign. For a first time director Paul Andrew Williams pulls off a very confident film, it can be quite hard hitting, very well written with some really good performances. The two central characters particularly shine in the darker moments in the film, the combination of there acting and the directors ability to create such a tangible atmosphere creates some truly gripping scenes. In short Its the kind of film the British film industry should be making more of, challenging, entertaining and decidedly British and hopefully it will get a large release. Highly Recommend!!