Drama · United Kingdom · 2026 · 1h 49m

I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning

Director

Cast

Anthony Boyle as Patrick Lola Petticrew as Shiv Joe Cole as Rian Jay Lycurgo as Oli Daryl McCormack as Conor Millie Brady as Emma

Crew

Maya Maffioli — Editor Harry Escott — Original Music Composer Enda Walsh — Writer Keiran Goddard — Novel Tracy O'Riordan — Producer Jane Levick — Production Design

Tagline

Five friends. Five lives. Countless hopes.

Synopsis

Childhood friends Patrick, Shiv, Rian, Oli, and Conor played together, skipped school together, and dreamt of the lives they would have one day. Now they’re thirty, and the future they imagined is slipping quietly out of reach.

Mood & Themes

based on novel or book

Key Collaborators

Clio Barnard Director Maya Maffioli Editor Harry Escott Original Music Composer Enda Walsh Writer Keiran Goddard Novel Tracy O'Riordan Producer Jane Levick Production Design Matthew Price Costume Design

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