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

Categories

Production Status

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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