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The Festival

Synopsis

When Nick's girlfriend dumps him at graduation, he has a colossal meltdown in front of the entire university. He's convinced his life is over, but his best mate Shane has the perfect solution: three days at an epic music festival. With the help of "festival aficionado" and certified oddball Amy, Shane tries to get Nick to embrace the music, the mayhem and the mud. From the creators of 'The Inbetweeners', a movie about friendship, growing up, and going mad in a field.

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Features
Running time
98 mins
Director
Iain Morris
Producer
Claire Jones
Executive Producer
Damon Beasley, Daniel Battsek, Nigel Green, Caroline Leddy
Editor
Charlie Fawcett, William Webb
Screenwriter
Keith Akushie and Joe Parham
Director of Photography
Simon Tindall
Production Designer
Amanda McArthur
Principal cast
Joe Thomas, Claudia O’Doherty, Hammed Animashaun and Jemaine Clement

Genre

Comedy Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

A Fudge Park Films production developed with the support of Film4

Fudge Park Films

131-151 Great Titchfied Street
London
W1W 5BB

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