Project Detail

We Can Be Heroes

Name: We Can Be Heroes
Director: Claire Downes
Genre: Woman Director, Children’s, Drama
Released: 2017
Duration: 90 mins

Synopsis

11-year-old Ben can’t really remember his dad. After all, he was only a baby when he lost him in the New York Twin Towers attacks.
Now ten years later, with his mum finding things hard to manage at home, he’s sent away for one long, hot summer, to stay with his grandparents.
A new kid in a new town, Ben quickly makes firm friends with Priti (11), the super-smart, know-it-all, motor-mouth next door. Then his sulky 12 year old cousin, Jed, turns up.
Together, the three young heroes start to believe they are on the brink of cracking a major terrorist plot, with Priti’s own devout Muslim older brother the target of their rising suspicions. Soon, what looked like a boring holiday turns into an adventure none of them will never forget.
A heart-warming, timely film for the whole family, all about the power of friendship, love and the amazing things that can happen when communities work together for a better understanding.
Adapted from Catherine Bruton’s much loved children’s book.

Details

Year: 2017
Type of project: Features
Running time: 90 mins
Director: Claire Downes 1st Feature
Producer: Thomasina Gibson
Executive Producer: Sue George, Mike Keen, Phil Gibson, Mike Tunstall
Editor: Ben King
Screenwriter: Ian Jarvis, Stuart Lane, Claire Downes
Director of Photography: Peter Moseley
Production Designer: Myra Lewis
Sound: David Bekkevold
Principal cast: Alison Steadman, Phil Davis, Toby Haste, Marissa Patel, Sam Cox, Steve Oram

Genre

Woman Director Children’s Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Heroes Productions Ltd

St Lawrence Lodge
37 Chamberlain St
Wells
Somerset
BA5 2PQ

Sales Company

Thomasina Gibson

St Lawrence Lodge
37 Chamberlain St
Wells
Somerset
BA5 2PQ

+44 (0)1761 462026

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