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Yellow

Synopsis

Yellow explores that disturbing combination of naiveté and power possessed by pre-pubescent children. When the car breaks down next to a rape field on a family outing, Natalie, a seven year old girl, takes the car keys and disappears into the sea of yellow flowers. When her mother's boyfriend follows, he finds himself far from the road confronting a naked girl and a deeply uncomfortable situation reaches a climax.

Details

Year
1998
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
13 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Simon Beaufoy and Billie Eltringham
Producer
Mark Blaney
Director of Photography
Mary Farbrother
Principal cast
Ray Winstone, Tracey Wilkinson and Nicola Bland
Screen Writers
Simon Beaufoy and Billie Eltringham

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Footprint Films www.footprintfilms.co.uk

Sales Company

BFI Films 21 Stephen Street, London W1P 2LN Tel: 020 7255 1444 Fax: 020 7580 5830 E Mail: andrea.klein@bfi.org.uk

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