Project Detail

The Announcement

Synopsis

A film about friendship and familiarity masking major secrets. When protagonists Beth and Ross gather all of their best friends together for an unruly drink and drug-fuelled party, the event is like many such evenings. That is, until Beth and Ross make an announcement. They tell those assembled that they have secretly married. The impact is not as simple as they had expected.

We then track the events of the evening as the news affects each person in turn. Instead of the absolute approval Ross and Beth had hoped for, the news throws a harsh spotlight on everyone's relationship and notions of marriage.

The film explores the confused attitudes of a generation whose model of love and romance is complex and demanding. The evening degenerates into a rash of revelations and discoveries about all of the friends, but most dramatically it unravels Ross and Beth's relationship in a way neither of them could have foreseen. This is no fairytale.

Details

Year
2002
Type of project
Features
Running time
90 mins
Format
Video
Director
Troy Miller
Producer
Miles Bullough, Tom Sherren, Michael Foster
Editor
Dora Rosas
Screenwriter
Morwenna Banks
Director of Photography
Scott Marshall
Composer
Evan Schlatter
Principal cast
Mark Addy, David Baddiel, Morwenna Banks, Kate Hardie, Tom Hollander

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Absolutely Productions

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Sales Company

Absolutely Productions

8th Floor
Alhambra House
27-31 Charing Cross Road
London WC2H 0AU
UK

T +44 (0)20 7930 3113

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