Project Detail

31/12/99

Synopsis

Newport and the Gwent valleys provide the backdrop for this gritty, hardhitting film. It's the last night of the Millennium and it's also crunch time for three couples.

Lee is a local rock singer who's tuning up for what could be his big break - a gig in London. It may be a chance to escape from Wales but can he escape from his troubled past? Dafydd and Susie are expecting their first child but footloose Dafydd is afraid the baby will stifle his freedom. And eloping to freedom is what's on Howard and Alma's minds as their affair reaches a climax.

Three couples. Three crises. One hell of a night.

Details

Year: 2000
Type of project: Features
Running time: 90 min
Format: Betacam Sp, Digi Beta
Director: Rhys Powys
Producer: Catrin Lewis Defis
Executive Producer: Catrin Lewis Defis
Editor: Dafydd Hunt
Director of Photography: Jimmy Dibbling
Sound: Ray Parker, Paul Aitken
Composer: Dyfan Jones
Principal cast: Richard Harrington, Aneirin Hughes, Sian James, William Thomas

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Bracan

Contact: Branwen Cennard
Ty Cefn
Rectory Road
Treganna
Cardiff CF5 1QL
UK

T +44 01222 333200

Sales Company

S4C International

Contact: Rhianydd Darwin
Parc Ty Glas
Llanishen
Cardiff CF14 5DU
UK

T +44 (029) 2074 7444

S4C@S4C.co.uk

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www.S4C.co.uk

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