Director
Dom Rotheroe
Composer
Annabelle Pangborn
Cast
Jenna Harrison, Ben Whishaw, Honeysuckle Weeks, Adrian Rawlins, Jonathan Hackett, Richard Hope, Judith Scott
Edition 2001
110'
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2001
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Drama
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Dialogue:
English
This film marks the feature debut for award-winning documentary director Dom Rotheroe. It is the story of two teenagers, Tom and Jessica. When they meet, Jessica is both worried and intrigued by Tom’s dark side. The forests are his holy domain; he hides there from the misery and oppression at home. He and Jessica form a powerful bond, in which no compromise is possible, because one can change but the other can’t. This will eventually lead to their demise.
Rotheroe wanted to approach the intensity and intimacy of the relationship between Tom and Jessica as closely as he could in the style of his film: raw, emotional and confrontational. He considers it to be a film that could only be filmed in close-ups: the camera had to become part of the action, close to the skin of the characters. The flexibility of a hand-held digital camera made it possible to improvise and to shoot entire scenes, giving the actors the maximum freedom of movement. (Catalogue Film Festival Rotterdam 2001)
Rotheroe wanted to approach the intensity and intimacy of the relationship between Tom and Jessica as closely as he could in the style of his film: raw, emotional and confrontational. He considers it to be a film that could only be filmed in close-ups: the camera had to become part of the action, close to the skin of the characters. The flexibility of a hand-held digital camera made it possible to improvise and to shoot entire scenes, giving the actors the maximum freedom of movement. (Catalogue Film Festival Rotterdam 2001)
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Credits
Directors
Dom Rotheroe
Composers
Annabelle Pangborn
Cast
Jenna Harrison, Ben Whishaw, Honeysuckle Weeks, Adrian Rawlins, Jonathan Hackett, Richard Hope, Judith Scott
Scenario
Dom Rotheroe, Alison Beeton-Hilder
Director of Photography
Robby Müller
Editors
David Charap
Producers
Carl Schönfeld
More info
Dialogue
English
Countries of production
United Kingdom
Year
2001