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Never Let Me Go

Synopsis

Never Let Me Go is a remarkable story of love, loss and hidden truths. Kathy, Tommy and Ruth spend their childhood at Hailsham, a seemingly idyllic English boarding school where they discover a dark and haunting secret about their future. As they leave the shelter of the school behind and draw inexorably closer to the devastating fate that awaits them as adults, they must also confront the deep feelings of love, jealousy and betrayal that threaten to pull them apart.

Details

Year
2010
Type of project
Features
Running time
105 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Mark Romanek
Producer
Alex Garland, Kazuo Ishiguro, Tessa Ross
Co-Producer
Alex Garland, Kazuo Ishiguro, Tessa Ross
Editor
Barney Pilling
Screenwriter
Alex Garland
Director of Photography
Adam Kimmel
Production Designer
Mark Digby
Composer
Rachel Portman
Principal cast
Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield, Keira Knightley

Genre

Literary Adaptation Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

DNA Films

10 Amwell Street
London
EC1R 1UQ
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7843 4410
Fax: +44 (0)20 7843 4411

Sales Company

Fox Searchlight Pictures

10201 W Pico Blvd
Bldg 38
Los Angeles
CA 90035
USA
Tel: +1 310 369 1000
Fax: +1 310 369 2359

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