Heartlands
Synopsis
Colin is a naïve, gentle man whose life is turned upside down when his wife leaves him for the captain of the local darts team. He follows them to Blackpool from the Midlands on his beloved Honda 50, stopping and meeting an odd variety of new friends on the road who in different ways help him work out what he has to do to mend his broken heart and salvage the rest of this life.
The film is a humorous tale of innocence seen through the eyes of a man who has never quite grown up and must, for the first time, confront the outside world. It is set in the beautiful, mysterious landscape of the Peak District in the North of England, populated by a bizarre collection of campers, ramblers and hikers all at one with their surroundings.
Details
- Year
- 2002
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 90 mins
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
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Damien O' Donnell
- Producer
- Andrew Eaton, Michael Winterbottom, Duncan Kenworthy, Andrew MacDonald
- Editor
- Fran Parker
- Screenwriter
- Paul Fraser
- Director of Photography
- Alwin Kuchler
- Sound
- Christian Wangler
- Principal cast
- Michael Sheen, Mark Addy, Jim Carter, Celia Imrie, Ruth Jones, Paul Shane, Mark Strong
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Miramax Films
Elsey House24-30 Great Titchfield Street
London
W1W 8BF
UK
www.miramax.com
Sales Company
Miramax International
Miramax FilmsElsey House
24-30 Great Titchfield Street
London
W1W 8BF
UK
www.miramax.com
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