Dark River
Synopsis
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Gala Screening - Special Presentation
Details
- Year
- 2017
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 89 mins
- Director
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Clio Barnard
- Producer
- Tracy O’Riordan
- Executive Producer
- Lila Rawlings, Suzanne Mackie, Andy Harries, Lizzie Francke, Rose Garnett, Polly Stokes, Hugo Heppell, Meroë Candy
- Editor
- Nick Fenton, Luke Dunkley
- Screenwriter
- Clio Barnard
- Director of Photography
- Adriano Goldman ASC, ABC
- Production Designer
- Helen Scott
- Music
- Harry Escott
- Principal cast
- Ruth Wilson, Mark Stanley, Esmé Creed-Miles, Joe Dempsie, Sean Bean
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
A Moonspun Films and Left Bank Pictures production, developed by Film4, supported by Film4, BFI, Screen Yorkshire, The Wellcome Trust
Moonspun Films
Tracy O'RiordanLeft Bank Pictures
7th Floor,The Place175 High Holborn
London
WC1V 7AA
Sales Company
Protagonist Pictures
42 - 48 Great Portand StreetLondon
W1W 7NB
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