British by the Grace of God
Synopsis
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
Details
- Year
- 2017
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 16 mins
- Format
- 16mm
- Director
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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
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
UK, US, United Arab Emirates coproduction
Deivós Limited
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