Project Detail

The War Zone

Synopsis

For fifteen year old Tom, The War Zone is right at the heart of his seemingly happy family. As he struggles with his emerging sexuality, the upheaval and the arrival of a new baby sister and a move from his beloved London to the lonely Devon countryside, he can find no one to turn to for comfort and truth.

Details

Year: 1999
Type of project: Features
Format: 35mm
Director: Tim Roth
Producer: Dixie Linder
Co-Producer: Dixie Linder
Director of Photography: Seamus McGarvey
Principal cast: Tilda Swinton, Ray Winstone, Lara Belmont, Freddie Cunliffe
Screen Writer: Alexander Stuart

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Sarah Radclyffe Productions Ltd 5th Floor 83-84 Berwick Street London W1V 3PJ Tel: 020 7437 3128 Fax: 020 7437 3129

Sales Company

Film Four International 124 Horseferry Road London SW1P 2TX Tel: 020 7306 8602 Fax: 020 7306 8361 Email: sbrucesmith@channel4.co.uk astreet@channel4.co.uk

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