Retreat
Synopsis
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2025 - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025
Official Selection Zurich Film Festival 2025
Details
- Year
- 2025
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 107 min
- Director
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Ted Evans 1st Feature
- Producer
- Jen Monks, Michelle Stein, Alex Usborne
- Executive Producer
- Paul Ashton, Louise Ortega, Claudia Yusef
- Editor
- Adelina Bichis
- Screenwriter
- Ted Evans
- Director of Photography
- Luciana Riso
- Production Designer
- Elena Muntoni
- Principal cast
- Anne Zander, James Boyle, Ace Mahbaz, Anna Seymour, Sophie Stone, Tianah Hodding
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Supported by BBC Film, BFI, Creative UK, West Midlands Production Fund
Come Into The Fold Ltd.
Michelle SteinTarbock Hall Lodge
Ox Lane
Tarbock Green
Prescot
L35 1QA
104 Films
Alex UsborneThe Workstation
15 Paternoster Row
Sheffield
S1 2BX
Sales Company
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