Strawberry Fields
Synopsis
Gillian cycles away from her old life, changes her name and gets a job picking fruit. Gorgeous bad boy Kev pops a strawberry in her mouth and suddenly anything seems possible. Sister Emily tracks her down and reminds her who she really is and how she must be. Emily is used to having her own way but for once Gillian decides to fight back and a battle of will ensues.
Strawberry Fields takes the play 'A Streetcar Named Desire' as its starting point, this time told from Stella’s point of view. Complex entanglements and the destructive, manipulative games of a jealous sister makes Strawberry Fields an unsettling rites of passage film, bursting with energy, sex, humour and dark turns.
Details
- Year
- 2011
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 84 mins
- Director
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Frances Lea
- Producer
- Lucie Wenigerova, Liam Beatty
- Editor
- Cinzia Baldessari
- Screenwriter
- Frances Lea, Judith Johnson
- Director of Photography
- Dave Miller
- Production Designer
- John Bramble
- Principal cast
- Anna Madeley, Emun Elliot, Christine Bottomley
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
BBC Films
Room 6023BBC Television Centre
Wood Lane
London
W12 7RJ
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 8576 7265
Fax: +44 (0)20 8576 7268
Spring Pictures Ltd / Microwave
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