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Hope Gap

Synopsis

Grace and Edward have been married for 33 years. When their son, Jamie, comes home to visit them in the fading seaside town where he grew up, Edward tells him that he plans to leave Grace the next day.
HOPE GAP tracks the unravelling of three lives, through stages of shock, disbelief and anger, to a resolution, of sorts. It’s tender, it’s funny and above all, true. There are no easy answers, no simple paths to redemption, but in the end, it is a story of survival. A story of hope.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2019 - Special Presentations - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Headline Gala - European premiere

Details

Year
2019
Type of project
Features
Running time
100 min
Director
William Nicholson
Producer
Sarada McDermott, David M. Thompson
Co-Producer
Joanie Blaikie
Executive Producer
Arno Hazebroek, Hugo Heppell, Gavin Poolman, Nicolas D. Sampson
Editor
Pia Di Ciaula
Screenwriter
William Nicholson
Director of Photography
Anna Valdez-Hanks
Production Designer
Simon Rogers
Principal cast
Bill Nighy, Annette Bening, Josh O'Connor

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Production Company

An Origin Pictures (UK), Protagonist Pictures (UK) production presented by Sampsonic Media (CY) with the support of Screen Yorkshire (UK)

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