Project Detail

Tempest

Synopsis

A euphoric blend of drama and documentary, Tempest is both a celebration of contemporary urban youth culture, and a 21st Century re-imagining of Shakespeare's last great play. 17 young actors from South London struggle to put on a production. Their story unfolds alongside Prospero's as The Oval is transformed into Shakespeare’s magical island and the outcast Duke casts his magic spells.

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Details

Year: 2011
Type of project: Features
Running time: 78 mins
Format: HDCAM
Director: Rob Curry, Anthony Fletcher 1st Feature
Producer: Rob Curry, Anthony Fletcher
Executive Producer: Liz Smith, Patrick Towell
Editor: Francesco Caradonna
Director of Photography: Richard Mitchell, Daniel Fazio
Production Designer: Heather Bagley
Sound: Assaf Gidron
Composer: Roi Erez
Principal cast: Zephryn Taitte, Roy A Weise, Paris Campbell, Nathan Wharton, Steph O'Driscoll, Emily Wallis, Kieran Edwards

Genre

Literary Adaption Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

www.fifthcolumn.org.uk

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Kevin and Cassandra are a married couple who have lost their only daughter Hannah in a freak car accident. They both raised her differently. Kevin had been a traditional parent, Cassandra a permissive one. While Hannah had decided to exhibit her body and mind online, she cut adrift from her father and gravitates towards her mother. Her death drove a wedge between them. Their lounge becomes a battlefield where incendiary words and spiteful things are said. Their marriage is one where opposites no longer attract. Kevin is filled with loathing for his in-laws, his daughter’s boyfriend, himself. Cassandra wears her daughter’s favorite colours with pride and exhibits her painting on the walls. Kevin finds he is powerless in his home and Cassandra mocks the fact that it was her father who bought it. And when he finally leaves it, he leaves Cassandra forever.

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