Poppy Shakespeare
Synopsis
In a 21st century catch 22, the pair soon discover that to qualify for legal aid to pay for the lawyer to prove she is sane, Poppy must get sickness benefit, for which she must prove she is mad. Trapped in a crazy upside-down world, where nothing turns out to be quite what it seems, a curious friendship develops born of love.
Details
- Year
- 2009
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 89 mins
- Format
- Super 16
- Director
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Benjamin Ross
- Producer
- Charles Steel, Alasdair Flind
- Editor
- David Charap
- Screenwriter
- Sarah Williams
- Director of Photography
- Danny Cohen
- Production Designer
- Nina Kobiashvili
- Sound
- Gary Desmond
- Composer
- Molly Nyman, Harry Escott
- Principal cast
- Anna Maxwell Martin, Naomi Harris, Adrian Scarborough, Tessa Peake Jones, Jonathan Cullen, Joseph Altin
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Cowboy Films Ltd
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UK
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