Project Detail

About A Bell

About A Bell
About A Bell
About A Bell

Synopsis

Sami, a Syrian refugee in the UK, and Bryony, an aimless young librarian, embark on a highly personal quest to preserve a bell from a demolished Christian church.
What begins as a civic protest quickly becomes a criminal case when they accidentally near fatally injure a security guard, and find themselves on the run from the police.
However, our accidental heroes’ fate is sealed by a kindly police sergeant who is moved by their mission, and our odd-couple achieve their goal of saving the bell and reminding the town they both call home about the importance of remembering its own story.

Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Features
Running time
102 min
Format
2K Digital, 5.1 Audio
Director
Simon Callow 2nd Feature
Producer
Jasper Warry
Co-Producer
Shahin Sobhani, Omid Djalili, Joel Atley, Lamia Nayeb, Peter De Maegd
Executive Producer
Sawsan Asfari, Luke Healy, Richard Holmes, Saskia Thomas, Ian Hutchinson, Jonty Brook
Editor
Danielle Palmer
Screenwriter
Derek Lister
Director of Photography
Ryan Eddleston
Production Designer
Gerwyn Lloyd
Sound
Jan Decca
Composer
Kevin Malpass
Principal cast
Omid Djalili, Eleanor Worthington Cox, Christopher Eccleston, Nigel Havers, Roger Allam

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Hello Deer Studios Ltd.

Y Neuadd
Talachddu
Brecon
Powys
LD3 0UF
Wales

Sales Company

Kaleidoscope Film Distribution Limited

3rd Floor 86-90 Paul Street
London
EC2A 4NE

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