Project Detail

Very Annie-Mary

Synopsis

Annie-Mary is an awkward and secretly rebellious 20 something still living at home in a village in the Welsh valleys with her womanising widowed father. Moral support comes from the odd collection of characters who make up the population of the village but it takes a series of calamities with unexpected silver linings before Annie-Mary can finally stand up and claim her freedom. Very Annie-Mary is a joyful, poignant film about striking out against the odds, and winning in the most eccentric way.

Details

Year
2001
Type of film
Features
Running time
103 mins
Format
35mm Kodak
Director
Sara Sugarman
Producer
Graham Broabent, Damian Jones
Editor
Robin Sales
Screenwriter
Sara Sugarman
Director of Photography
Barry Aykroyd BSc
Sound
Colin Nicolson
Composer
Stephen Warbeck
Principal cast
Rachel Griffiths, Jonathan Pryce, Roan Gruffud, Matthew Rhys, Ruth Madock

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Dragon Pictures

Contact: Katie Goodson
23 Golden Square
London W1R 3PA
UK

T 020 7734 6303

info@dragonpictures.net

Sales Company

Le Studio Canal

17 Rue Dumont
Diurville
FRANCE

T 33 1 44 43 98 00

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