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Sometimes Always Never

Synopsis

Alan is a stylish tailor with moves as sharp as his suits. He has spent years searching tirelessly for his missing son Michael who stormed out over a game of Scrabble. With a body to identify and his family torn apart, Alan must repair the relationship with his youngest son Peter and solve the mystery of an online player who he thinks could be Michael, so he can finally move on and reunite his family.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2018 - Laugh Strand - World premiere

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Features
Running time
91 mins
Director
Carl Hunter
Producer
Roy Boulter, Alan Latham, Sol Papadopoulos
Editor
Stephen Haren
Screenwriter
Frank Cottrell Boyce
Director of Photography
Richard Stoddard
Principal cast
Bill Nighy, Sam Riley, Jenny Agutter, Tim McInnerny, Alice Lowe

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Hurricane Films

13 Hope Street
Liverpool
L1 9BQ

Goldfinch Studios

Highfield Grange
Bubwith
Selby
YO8 6DP

Sales Company

Double Dutch International

117 Millcliff Circle
Aurora
Onatario
L4G 7P1
Canada

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