Benjamin
Synopsis
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2018 - Laugh Strand - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2018
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 85 mins
- Format
- Digital
- Director
-
Simon Amstell 1st Feature
- Producer
- Alexandra Breede, Dominic Dromgoole, Louise Simpson
- Editor
- Robin Peters
- Screenwriter
- Simon Amstell
- Director of Photography
- David Pimm
- Production Designer
- Hannah Purdy Foggin
- Sound
- Ben Baird
- Composer
- James Righton
- Principal cast
- Colin Morgan, Anna Chancellor, Phenix Brossard, Jessica Raine, Joel Fry
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Open Palm Pictures
Head of ProductionOpen Palm Films
3rd Floor
5 Percy Street
London
W1T 1DG
Sales Company
Starline Entertainment
The Old Town Hall213 Haverstock Hill
London
NW3 4QP
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