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British by the Grace of God

Synopsis

Exploring a family’s dysfunction and their inability to communicate in a climate of hyped-up nationalism and an active distrust of the “other”.
Set in Scotland during the summer of the "Brexit" referendum, following a day in the life of Irene, a waning beauty married to a stringent member of the Orange Order, and a mother to a misanthropic teenage son.
Official Selection Locarno International Film Festival 2017 - World premiere

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Details

Year: 2017
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 16 mins
Format: 16mm
Director: Sean Robert Dunn
Producer: Alex Polunin
Co-Producer: Jenni Gould
Executive Producer: Iain Flemming, May Crawford, Shakti Bhagchandani
Editor: Shakti Bhagchandani
Screenwriter: Sean Robert Dunn
Director of Photography: Arseni Khachaturan
Production Designer: Mauricio Rivera Hoffman
Sound: Eric Han
Principal cast: Kate Dickie, Gary McCormack
Film Image: ©Sean Dunn and Arseni Khachaturan

Genre

Scottish Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

UK, US, United Arab Emirates coproduction

Deivós Limited

Alex Polunin

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