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How to Talk to Girls at Parties

Synopsis

Croydon, suburban London 1977: Under the spell of the Sex Pistols, every teenager in the country wants to be a punk, including our hopeless hero Enn. Crashing local punk queen Boadicea’s party, Enn discovers every boy’s dream; gorgeous foreign exchange students. When he meets the enigmatic Zan, it’s love at first sight.
But these teens are, in fact, aliens from outer space, sent to Earth to prepare for a mysterious rite of passage. When their dark secret is revealed, the love-struck Enn must turn to Boadicea and her followers for help in order to save the girl he loves from certain death. When the punks take on the aliens, neither Enn’s nor Zan’s universe will ever be the same again.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Love Strand

Details

Year
2017
Type of project
Features
Running time
102 mins
Director
John Cameron Mitchell
Producer
Howard Gertler, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, John Cameron Mitchell
Executive Producer
Neil Gaiman, Winnie Lau, Michael J. Werner
Editor
Brian A. Kates
Screenwriter
Philippa Goslett (screenplay), John Cameron Mitchell (screenplay), Neil Gaiman (original short story)
Director of Photography
Frank DeMarco
Production Designer
Helen Scott
Composer
Nico Muhly, Jamie Stewart, Matmos
Principal cast
Elle Fanning, Alex Sharp, Ruth Wilson, Matt Lucas and Nicole Kidman
Costume Designer
Sandy Powell

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Production Company

US, UK coproduction

A See-Saw Films (UK), Little Punk (US) production. Presented by Film4 (UK) and Screen Yorkshire (UK), in association with Delish Films (UK), Cross City Films (UK) and HanWay Films (UK)

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