Project Detail

A Long Way Down

Synopsis

New Year's Eve on the top of a London skyscraper. Martin is literally on the edge. A once-beloved TV personality, he's now desperate to jump. But he's not alone. Single mother Maureen, sassy teen Jess, and musician turned pizza-delivery boy JJ, have all turned up on the same roof with the same plan.
Instead of jumping, these complete strangers make a pact to stay alive and stay together until Valentine's Day at least.

Details

Year: 2014
Type of project: Features
Running time: 96 mins
Director: Pascal Chaumeil
Producer: Finola Dywer, Amanda Posey
Executive Producer: Christine Langan, Dario Sutter, Christoph Daniel, Marc Schmidheiny, Thorstan Schumacher, Zygi Kamasa, Nick Hornby
Editor: Chris Gill, Barney Pilling
Screenwriter: Nick Hornby (novel), Jack Thorne
Director of Photography: Ben Davis
Production Designer: Chris Oddy
Composer: Dario Marianelli
Principal cast: Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Aaron Paul, Imogen Poots, Sam Neill, Rosamund Pike

Genre

Comedy Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Wildgaze Films

53 Greek Street
London
W1D 3DR
Tel: +44 (0)20 7734 7065

bennett@wildgaze.co.uk

Finola Dwyer production / DCM Productions / BBC Films / HanWay Films

Sales Company

HanWay

24 Hanway Street
London
W1T 1UH
Tel: +44 0 207 290 0750

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www.hanwayfilms.com/

Lionsgate

60 Charlotte St
London W1T 2NU
Tel: +44 (0)20 7299 8800

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