Project Detail

This Little Life

Synopsis

Directed by Sarah Gavron and produced by Stewart Mackinnon, This Little Life is the story of a premature baby's fragile existence, and of a mother's supreme trust and tragic betrayal. Rosemary Kay's screenplay was awarded the BBC's Dennis Potter Screenwriting Award and is an adaptation of her novel Between Two Eternities.

Luke is born prematurely weighing only one pound and four ounces. He is too small to be cradled in his mother's arms but can be held in the palm of her hand. Everything possible is done to keep him alive, but what does her son want? Luke's mother, Sadie, desperately wants him to have a voice and, through her friendship with a young boy, mother and son find a way to talk.

Details

Year: 2003
Type of film: Features
Running time: 80 mins
Format: Digi Beta
Director: Sarah Gavron 1st Feature
Producer: David M Thompson, Jeremy Howe, Paul Trijbits
Editor: Bill Diver
Screenwriter: Rosemary Kay
Sound: Giancarlo Dellapina
Music: Dario Marianelli
Principal cast: Kate Ashfield, David Morrissey, Peter Mullan

Genre

Literary Adaption Woman Director Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Common Features

5 Charlotte Square
Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4XF
UK

T 44 (0)191 261 8808

commonfeatures@compuserve.com

Sales Company

BBC Films

1 Mortimer Street
London W1T 3JA
UK

T 44 (0)20 7765 0251

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