Project Detail

Say Your Prayers (fka Ilkley)

Synopsis

Set in the idyllic spa town of Ilkley during its annual literary festival, this black comedy follows two hapless evangelicals tasked with killing the world’s most controversial secularist.

Details

Year
2019
Type of project
Features
Running time
84 min
Director
Harry Michell
Producer
Helen Simmons
Editor
Xanna Ward Dixon
Screenwriter
Jamie Fraser, Harry Michell
Director of Photography
Sverre Sørdal
Production Designer
Debbie Burton
Principal cast
Derek Jacobi, Anna Maxwell Martin, Harry Melling, Roger Allam, Tom Brooke, Vinette Robinson

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Production Status

Production Company

An Aimimage Productions, Guinea Pig Productions film

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