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Sorry We Missed You

Synopsis

Ricky, Abby and their two children live in Newcastle. They are a strong family who care for each other. Ricky has skipped from one labouring job to another while Abby, who loves her work, cares for old people. Despite working longer and harder they realise they will never have independence or their own home. It's now or never; the app revolution offers Ricky a golden opportunity. He and Abby make a bet. She sells her car so Ricky can buy a shiny new van and become a freelance driver, with his own business at last. The modern world impinges on these four souls in the privacy of their kitchen; the future beckons.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2019 - Competition - World premiere
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2019 - Masters

Details

Year
2019
Type of film
Features
Running time
100 mins
Director
Ken Loach
Producer
Rebecca O'Brien
Editor
Jonathan Morris
Screenwriter
Paul Laverty
Director of Photography
Robbie Ryan
Production Designer
Fergus Clegg
Music
George Fenton
Principal cast
Debbie Honeywood, Kris Hitchen

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

UK, France, Belgium co-production

Sixteen Films (UK), Why Not Productions (FR), Wild Bunch (FR), Les Films du Fleuve (BE), BBC Films (UK), BFI (UK)

Sixteen Films

2nd Floor
187 Wardour Street
London
W1F 8ZB

Sales Company

Wild Bunch

65 Rue de Dunkerque
75009 Paris
France

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