Project Detail

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

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

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Production Status

Production Company

UK, US, United Arab Emirates coproduction

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