Project Detail

Pond Life

Synopsis

Summertime, 1994. In a quiet mining village just outside Doncaster, a rumour stirs about the legend of a giant carp in the nearby decoy ponds. Trevor takes watch one night at the water’s edge. The following night, he decides to lead a brigade of young friends and neighbours on a fishing expedition. In a world of broken families, cassette tapes and rumbling political fever, these friends, each with their own struggles to bear, share a moment of harmony as they witness the carp for themselves that they will never forget.

Details

Year
2018
Type of film
Features
Running time
98 mins
Format
Digital
Director
Bill Buckhurst 1st Feature
Producer
Rienkje Attoh, Alexandra Breede, Dominic Dromgoole
Executive Producer
Mark Coombs
Editor
Christopher Watson
Screenwriter
Richard Cameron
Director of Photography
Nick Cooke
Production Designer
Anthony Lamble
Sound
Andy Coles, Daniel Jaramillo
Composer
Richard Hawley
Principal cast
Esmé Creed-Miles, Tom Varey, Angus Imrie, Abraham Lewis, Ethan Wilkie, Gianluca Gallucci, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Shaun Dooley, Siobhan Finneran

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Open Palm Films

Alexandra Breede
5 Percy St. 3rd Floor
London
W1T 1DG

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