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Better Things

Synopsis

Better Things is a multi-narrative intergenerational tale set in the picturesque rural Cotswolds of present day England. Both the old and young are followed on their journeys of withdrawal and commitment to each other and to life. Sexual awakening, boredom, and drugs form but do not dictate the narrative, which always connects the poetic and transcendent.

Details

Year
2008
Type of project
Features
Running time
90 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Duane Hopkins 1st Feature
Producer
Christopher Collins, Peter Carlton, Paul Trijbits, Lizze Franke, Helge Albers, Alastair Clark, Alexander O' Neal, David Smith
Co-Producer
Christopher Collins, Peter Carlton, Paul Trijbits, Lizze Franke, Helge Albers, Alastair Clark, Alexander O' Neal, David Smith
Editor
Chris Barwell
Screenwriter
Duane Hopkins
Director of Photography
Lol Crawley
Production Designer
Jamie Leonard
Sound
Patrick Owen
Principal cast
Liam McIlfatrick, Che Corr, Tara Ballard, Megan Palmer, Kurt Taylor, Rachel McIntyre, Patricia Loveland, Frank Bench, Betty Bench

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Third Films Ltd

3 Heaton Grove
Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 5NN
UK

T +44 (0)7866 559541

Wellington Films Ltd

Broadway Media Centre
14-18 Broad Street
Nottingham
NG1 3AL

T +44 (0)115 8400043

Flying Moon Filmproduction

Helge Albers

T +49 (0)303 22971 80

Brocken Spectre Ltd

David Smith

T +44 (1) 0141 287 9224

Sales Company

Celluloid Dreams

2 Rue Turgot
75009 Paris
France

T +33 1 49 70 03 70

info@celluloid-dreams.com

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