London to Brighton (2006)

Director:

Paul Andrew Williams

Writer:

Paul Andrew Williams (written by)

Release Date:

1 December 2006 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Innocence has nowhere to hide

Plot:

It's 3:07am and two girls burst into a run down London toilet. Joanne is crying her eyes out and her clothing is ripped...

Plot Keywords:

Death | Crying | Prostitute | Young Girl | Train

Awards:

6 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Lorraine Stanley	...	Kelly
Georgia Groome	...	Joanne
Johnny Harris	...	Derek
Nathan Constance	...	Chum
Sam Spruell	...	Stuart Allen
Alexander Morton	...	Duncan Allen
David Keeling	...	Charlie
Jamie Kenna	...	Tony
Chloe Bale	...	Karen
Claudie Blakley	...	Tracey (as Claudie Blakely)
Tim Matthews	...	Shane
Louise Appel	...	Debbie
Cat Meacher	...	Street Prostitute
Nick Ewans	...	Kerb Crawler in Car - Brighton
James Beirman	...	Kerb Crawler in Car - London
Andy Lloyd	...	Punter in Doorway - Brighton
Su Douglas	...	Gran
David Barker	...	David
Paul Andrew Williams	...	Punter in Bedroom #1
Torq Pagdin	...	Punter in Bedroom #2
Yasmin Pannell	...	Stoner Girl #1
Marianna Maniatakis	...	Stoner Girl #2
Chiqui	...	Exotic Dancer
Chris Carrick	...	Waiter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Clint Crawford	...	1st Man walking in tunnel
Elisa Boyd	...	Woman in Toilets (voice) (uncredited)
Jack Deam	...	Paul (uncredited)
Tom Jude	...	Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Sid Karne	...	Icecream Man (uncredited)
Gillian Kearney	...	Kelly's next-door neighbour (uncredited)

Directed by
Paul Andrew Williams

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Paul Andrew Williams		written by

Produced by
Tony Bolton	....	executive producer
Alastair Clark	....	producer
Gisela Evert	....	executive producer
Ken Marshall	....	producer
Rachel Robey	....	line producer
Rachel Robey	....	producer
Paul Trijbits	....	executive producer
Paul Andrew Williams	....	producer

Original Music by
Laura Rossi

Cinematography by
Christopher Ross		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Tom Hemmings

Casting by
Tania Polentarutti

Production Design by
Jane Levick

Art Direction by
Lizzie Dixon

Costume Design by
Jane Levick

Makeup Department
Mel Davey	....	makeup department head
Paul Hyett	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Katie Shahrokh	....	post-production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James Chesterton	....	third assistant director
Ben Childs	....	third assistant director: additional photography
Richard Jones	....	additional first assistant director
Sarah Mooney	....	first assistant director
Steve Truglia	....	second unit director

Sound Department
Paul Cornish	....	boom operator
Patrick Dodd	....	supervising dialogue & adr editor
Mustafa Durma	....	foley editor
Dado Jehan	....	foley artist (as Dado Dzihan)
Dan Johnson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gareth Rhys Jones	....	foley artist
Srdjan Kurpjel	....	design editor
Srdjan Kurpjel	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mitch Low	....	sound recordist (as Mitch 'Wookie' Low)
Emma Pegram	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Craig Rihoy	....	additional sound recordist
James Seddon	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Danton Tanimura	....	sound editor
Burak Topalakci	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
David Payne	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Connan McStay	....	visual effects editor
Lara Zoe Northway	....	digital intermediate assistant

Stunts
Steve Truglia	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Emma Assin	....	assistant camera (as Emma Brown)
Chris Boyce	....	still photographer
James Chesterton	....	camera trainee: additional photography
Christian Hayes	....	electrician
Andy McBrearty	....	gaffer
Will Petty	....	camera trainee: re-shoot
Ang Richards	....	clapper loader
Ang Richards	....	focus puller: "b" camera
Duncan Riedl	....	electrician
Amanda Smith	....	still photographer
Barnaby Sweet	....	electrician
John Watters	....	camera operator
Nathan Wiley	....	first assistant camera
Miles Willis	....	still photographer

Editorial Department
Andrew Dearnley	....	digital intermediate technician
Joss Flores	....	assistant digital intermediate colorist
Matt James	....	digital intermediate technician
Hannah Madden-Plant	....	post-production assistant
Gareth Parry	....	on-line editor
Andy Richards	....	digital intermediate technician
Nic Smith	....	digital intermediate technician
Tim Waller	....	senior colorist

Music Department
Adam Klemens	....	conductor

Other crew
Beth Charlesworth	....	runner
Ben Childs	....	floor runner
Casey Herbert	....	production assistant
Nick Jeffries	....	armourer (as Nick Jefferies)
Kerinne Jenkins	....	production coordinator
Joe Kotroczo	....	production coordinator: additional photography
Katherine Palmer	....	location manager
Jack Suckling	....	location assistant
Maximilian White	....	script supervisor

Thanks
Dan Clark	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Steel Mill Pictures
• Wellington Films
• LTB Films Limited
• UK Film Council (presented by)

Distributors

• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• MK2 Diffusion (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• Outsider Pictures (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Paradiso (2007) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Seven Films (2007) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Tour de Force (2007) (Norway) (theatrical)
• Vertigo Films (2006) (UK) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• E1 Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Future Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Koch Entertainment
• Momentum Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (UK) (DVD)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Siren Visual Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD)

Other Companies

• CNSO Studios  recording studio
• Drew & Co.  legal services
• Fatts  post-production script services
• Molinare Studio  post-production
• Panavision UK  camera equipment provided by
• VooDooDog  trailer
• Zound  sound post-production

MPAA:

Rated R for disturbing violent and sexual content, and strong language.

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Ireland:16 | UK:18 | Sweden:15 | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Norway:15 | Australia:R | Australia:R (2007) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/Ontario) | USA:R | Singapore:M18 | New Zealand:R18

Filming Locations:

Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

Company:

Steel Mill Pictures

Trivia:

The main characters are from Paul Andrew Williams' short film Royalty (2001). Johnny Harris and Lorraine Stanley reprised their roles as Derek and Kelly, respectively, whilst Nathan Constance and Chloe Bale, who are both featured in the short, took new roles for this film.

Goofs:

Continuity: There are two shots of train journeys taken by Kelly and Joanne. One is in an Electrostar class train and the other in a "Networker" Class 365. In both cases the internal shots are of the much older (Class 421?) diesel/slam-door trains.

Movie Connections:

Follows Royalty (2001)

Soundtrack:

Moonlight Sonata, Op. 27, No. 2, First Movement

Back to British

I also saw London to Brighton at the Edinburgh film festival, the buzz after the film was all so positive and I think this film will do really well based on this word of mouth. Wining awards at both Edinburgh and rain dance can't be a bad sign. For a first time director Paul Andrew Williams pulls off a very confident film, it can be quite hard hitting, very well written with some really good performances. The two central characters particularly shine in the darker moments in the film, the combination of there acting and the directors ability to create such a tangible atmosphere creates some truly gripping scenes. In short Its the kind of film the British film industry should be making more of, challenging, entertaining and decidedly British and hopefully it will get a large release. Highly Recommend!!