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The End We Start From

Synopsis

England, tomorrow: An environmental crisis submerges London in flood waters. Forced out of by the cataclysmic flooding, a new mother, her partner, and their infant make their way to his parents’ home in the countryside, only to find the situation growing increasingly desperate there, as well.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2023 - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023

Details

Year
2023
Type of film
Features
Running time
102 min
Director
Mahalia Belo
Producer
Leah Clarke, Adam Ackland, Amy Jackson, Sophie Hunter, Liza Marshall
Executive Producer
Eva Yates, Claudia Yusef, Sébastien Raybaud, Pieter Engels, Fani Ntavelou, Kate Maxwell, David Caplan, Jason Cloth, Lizze Francke, Jodie Comer, Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Strong, Rob Harper
Editor
Arttu Salmi
Screenwriter
Alice Birch (screenplay), Megan Hunter (novel)
Director of Photography
Suzie Lavelle
Production Designer
Laura Ellis Cricks
Sound
Jens Rosenlund Petersen
Composer
Anna Meredith
Principal cast
Jodie Comer, Joel Fry, Mark Strong, Gina McKee, Katherine Waterston, Nina Sosanya, Benedict Cumberbatch

Genre

Woman Director Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

An Anton, SunnyMarch, Hera Pictures production supported by BBC Film, BFI, C2 Motion Picture Group

Anton

3-4 Hardwick Street
London
EC1R 4RB

Sales Company

Anton

3-4 Hardwick Street
London
EC1R 4RB

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