Project Detail

Things To Do Before You're 30

Synopsis

In 1983 Don Robson (George Innes) started a boys football team called Athletico Greenwich. Twenty years later six of the lads are still playing for the team, but things have got so much more complicated.
 
Cass (Dougray Scott), the team's top scorer on and off the pitch, isn't sure he's ready for fatherhood with Kate (Emilia Fox), the love of his life. Adam (Shaun Parkes) still hasn't told the rest of the team he's gay. Colin (Bruce Mackinnon) is desperate to have a threesome even though he's just started going out with the lovely Vicky (Billie Piper). Dylan (Jimi Mistry) is in love with the woman his father is about to marry. Billy (Roger Morlidge) is trying to save his marriage. Johnny (Danny Nussbaum) is not ready to accept the fact that his father, who started the team all those years ago, is dying.
 
This is a funny, life-affirming and moving tale of people trying to live their complicated adult lives in the cosmopolitan and exciting city that is 21st century London, a film about how life is messy and funny, and the realisation that the only thing that makes it worth living is real, undying, unconditional friendship.

Details

Year
2004
Type of project
Features
Running time
tbc
Format
35mm, Kodak
Director
Simon Shore
Producer
Sally Caplan, Steve Christian, Rolf Koot, David Kosse, Don Starr, Daniel JB Taylor
Editor
Barrie Vince
Screenwriter
Patrick Wilde
Director of Photography
Mike Fox
Sound
Mike Lax, Tommy Hair
Principal cast
Dougray Scott, Jimi Mistry, Emilia Fox, Shaun Parkes, Billie Piper

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Production Status

Production Company

Samuelson Pictures 2004

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Sales Company

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