The Gospel of Us
Synopsis
Easter. Port Talbot is in a battle for its life. Authoritarian forces have taken over and the town is in thrall to ICU, a sinister and merciless corporation depleting the town of its resources with scant regard for the residents. The atmosphere is explosive. Resistance is inevitable.
When a company representative and suicide bomber clash on the beach, catastrophe is only averted by the intervention a softly spoken man who had disappeared 40 days earlier. Revealed later as the Teacher (Michael Sheen), he attracts followers and becomes a focus for the Resistance. His influence quickly draws the attention of ICU, who perceive him as a danger who must be removed at all costs…
Details
- Year
- 2012
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 118 mins
- Format
- Variety of digital formats
- Director
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Dave Mckean
- Producer
- Eryl Huw Phillips
- Co-Producer
- National Theatre Wales
- Executive Producer
- Keith Potter, Francis Hellyer, Lucy Davies
- Editor
- Dave Mckean
- Screenwriter
- Owen Sheers
- Composer
- Ashley Slater, Dave Mckean
- Principal cast
- Michael Sheen
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Rondo Media
60 Severn GrovePontcanna
Cardiff
CF11 9EP
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