Project Detail

Day Of The Flowers

Synopsis

Two young, strong-willed Scottish sisters, one a left-wing activist, the other a most-popular-girl-in-school type, take their late father's ashes to Cuba, the site of many family legends of his services to the REvolution. Arriving in Havana, the two women promptly lose the ashes and go through a series of misadventrues - both romantic and dangerous - to try to retrieve them. A colourful and wryly humourous tale of cross-cultural misunderstandings and lost illusions.

Details

Year
2012
Type of project
Features
Running time
100 mins
Director
John Roberts
Producer
Jonathan Rae
Editor
David Freeman, John Wilson
Screenwriter
Eirene Houston
Director of Photography
Vernon Layton
Production Designer
Andrew Sanders
Principal cast
Eva Birthistle, Carlos Acosta, Charity Wakefield, Christopher Simpson, Bryan Dick, Manuel de Blas

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Rogue Elephant Pictures Ltd

141 Wardour Street
London
W1F 0UT
UK
Tel: +44 (0)7748 267 889

Sales Company

Penny Wolf: The Film Consultancy Partners

43 William Hunt Mansions
London
SW13 8HT
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 8748 5900

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