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Hilda

Synopsis

A gritty British drama set in modern-day London. Nearing her final year of school, Hilda’s aspirations hit rock bottom when she is forced to contend with the abandonment of her parents and the dependency of younger siblings. Determined to avoid the breakup of her family, she depends on dance to keep the enclosing chaos at bay. As people begin to vanish from Hilda's life, her only constant is music, but when it stops the silence is deafening.
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Details

Year
2019
Type of project
Features
Running time
105 min
Director
Rishi Pelham 1st Feature
Producer
Tomos Roberts, Nassim Mniai
Executive Producer
Tim Roth, David Butler, Andrew Boucher
Editor
Kant Pan
Screenwriter
Rishi Pelham
Director of Photography
Joseph Hobbs
Production Designer
Imeldha Eloni
Sound
Adrian Rhodes
Composer
Jack Elliot Barton, Rishi Pelham, Gilad Atzmon, Arve Henriksen
Principal cast
Megan Purvis, Yasmin Al-Khudhairi, Tessa Hatchett, Stanley Rawlings, Alex Hulmes, Catherine Adams

Genre

LGBTQIA+ Music Drama Dance

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Odds On Productions Ltd.

Tomos Roberts
42 Marford Road
St. Albans
Wheathampstead
AL4 8AS

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