Project Detail

The Calling

Synopsis

A story about a modern girl who gives up her life, much to the surprise of her family and friends, to persue her calling to become a nun. What she doesn't expect is the initially cold reception from the nuns themselves. Eventually the cloistered women begin to warm to Joanna until an unexpected revelation makes all the women, including Joanna herself, re-assess her commitment.

Details

Year
2010
Type of film
Features
Running time
105 mins
Format
HD D20/35mm Lenses
Director
Jan Dunn
Producer
Pippa Cross, Paul Dixon, Gabrielle Linderman, Jo Nolan, Frances Patterson, Simon Hinkley, Ricci-Lee Berry
Editor
Emma Colins
Screenwriter
Jan Dunn
Director of Photography
Ole Bratt Birkeland
Production Designer
Stevie Stewart
Sound
Neil Collymore, Maurice Hillier
Music
Janette Mason
Principal cast
Brenda Blethyn, Emily Beecham, Susannah York, Rita Tushingham, Pauline McLynn, Amanda Donohoe, Susannah Harker, Joanna Scanlan, Justin Salinger, Harriet Thorpe, Chloe Sirene

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Production Status

Production Company

Medb (Maeve) Films Ltd

10-11 Nelson Crescent
Royal Harbour
Ramsgate
Kent CT11 9JF
UK

T: +44 (0)1843 852 934

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