Project Detail

'71

Synopsis

A young British soldier is accidentally abandoned by his unit following a terrifying riot on the streets of Belfast in 1971. Unable to tell friend from foe, the raw recruit must survive the night alone and find his way to safety through a disorienting, alien and deadly landscape.

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Details

Year: 2014
Type of film: Features
Running time: 99 mins
Director: Yann Demange 1st Feature
Producer: Angus Lamont, Robin Gutch
Executive Producer: Sam Lavender, Tessa Ross, Dan Macrae, Danny Perkins, Hugo Heppell, Mark Herbert, Lizzie Francke, Leslie Finlay
Editor: Chris Wyatt
Screenwriter: Gregory Burke
Director of Photography: Tat Radcliffe
Production Designer: Chris Oddy
Sound: Rashad Omar
Music: David Holmes
Principal cast: Jack O’Connell, Paul Anderson, Richard Dormer, Sean Harris

Genre

Action Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Crab Apple Films

43 Moray Place
Glasgow
G41 2DF
UK
T: +44 (0)7973 503 264
E: anguslamont@crabapplefilms.com
W: www.crabapplefilms.com

Warp Films

33 Riding House St
London
W1W 7DZ
T: +44 (0)20 7436 9126
F: +44 (0)20 7284 8360
E: production@warpfilms.com
W: www.warpfilms.com

Film4

124 Horseferry Road
London
SW1P 2TX
T: +44 (0)20 7396 4444
E: www.film4.com

British Film Institute (BFI)

21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
T: +44 (0)20 7255 1444
W: www.bfi.org.uk

Screen Yorkshire

Studio 3
46 The Calls
Leeds
LS2 7EY
T: +44 (0)113 294 4410
E: info@screenyorkshire.co.uk
W: www.screenyorkshire.co.uk

Creative Scotland

Waverley Gate
2 - 4 Waterloo Place
Edinburgh
EH1 3EG
T: +44 (0)33 0333 2000
E: locations@creativescotland.com
W: www.creativescotland.com

Sales Company

Protagonist Pictures

4th Floor
Waverley House
7 - 12 Noel Street
London
W1F 8GQ
UK
T: +44 (0)20 7734 9000
E: info@protagonistpictures.com
W: www.protagonistpictures.com

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Two brothers share the same Algerian father but have different mothers. Alan's mother is Scottish whilst Samir's mother is also North African. Samir is fluent in Arabic but Alan cannot speak the language. They are united by the fact they share the same father that has been absent from both their lives. They have both grown up in west London but on distinctly different sides of the tracks. A night out in London reveals hidden tensions between them.

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'71