The Drifters
Synopsis
A love story about identity and place in a post Brexit Europe. Koffee, an African migrant, and Fanny, a French waitress are two lost souls who attempt to find home in one another and escape the labels that inevitably leave them homeless. True freedom is never by permission. To love who you want, to live where you will, to be who you are, is to finally be free.
Details
- Year
- 2019
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 91 mins
- Director
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Ben Bond 1st Feature
- Producer
- Iona Sweeney
- Co-Producer
- Theresa Larche
- Executive Producer
- Andy Brunskill, Paul Ashton, Elinor Day, Rafic Said, Amon Mahmud, Ali Khatau, Waleed Saigol, Ben Thompson
- Editor
- Tommy Boulding
- Screenwriter
- Ben Bond
- Director of Photography
- Ben Moulden
- Production Designer
- Humphrey Jaeger
- Sound
- Emmanuele Constantini
- Principal cast
- Lucie Bourdeu, Jonathan Ajayi, Tia Bannon, Tom Sweet, Ariyon Bakare
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
A Starcross Entertainment and Cove Pictures production supported by BFI and Creative England
Starcross Entertainment
Iona SweeneySales Company
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