Project Detail

Affinity

Synopsis

Set in and around the women’s prison at Millbank in the 1870s, Affinity is an eerie and utterly compelling ghost story, a complex and intriguing mystery and a poignant love story with an unexpected twist in the tale. Following the death of her father, Margaret Prior has decided to pursue some 'good work' with the lady criminals of one of London’s most notorious gaols. Surrounded by prisoners, murderers and common thieves, Margaret feels herself drawn to one of the prison's more unlikely inmates – the imprisoned spiritualist Selina Dawes who weaves an enigmatic spell. Is she a fraud, or a prodigy? Sympathetic to the plight of the innocent-seeming Selina, Margaret sees herself dispensing guidance and perhaps friendship on her visits, little expecting to find herself dabbling in a twilight world of séances, shadows, unruly spirits and unseemly passions. By the time it all begins to matter the viewer will find themselves desperately wanting to believe in the magic.

Details

Year
2009
Type of film
Features
Running time
94 mins
Director
Tim Fywell
Producer
Gub Neal, Vivianne Morin, Andrew Davies, Patrick Irwin, Justin Thomson Glover
Editor
Mary Finlay
Screenwriter
Andrew Davies
Director of Photography
Bernard Couture
Production Designer
Alison Riva
Sound
Pierre Blain
Music
Frederic Weber
Principal cast
Anna Madeley, Zoe Tapper, Anna Massey, Anne Reid

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Production Status

Production Company

Box Film & TV Ltd

151 Wardour Street
London W1F 8WE
UK

T +44 (0)20 7297 8040

info@box-tv.co.uk

Sales Company

DCD Rights

151 Wardour Street
London W1F 8WE
UK

T +44 (0)20 7297 8021

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