Crime ·Drama · United Kingdom · 2005 · 1h 36m

The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael

Director

Cast

Lesley Manville as Sarah Danny Dyer as Larry Haydn Daniel Spencer as Robert Carmichael Miranda Wilson as Monica Abbott Phil Deguara as PC Gibbons Rob Dixon as John Kramer

Crew

Giorgos Arvanitis — Director of Photography David Wigram — Editor Amy Purcell — Original Music Composer Jonathan Henry Harvey — Original Music Composer Thomas Clay — Writer Joseph Lang — Writer

Synopsis

In a small English coastal town, three teenage boys are drawn into a world of temptation and violence. Bored, troubled and excluded, the boys are unable to accept or even recognise moral boundaries. Their actions move inexorably towards a truly shocking act, that will horrify their sleepy community and expose its deepest, hidden fears.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

rural area coastal town

Key Collaborators

Thomas Clay Director Giorgos Arvanitis Director of Photography David Wigram Editor Amy Purcell Original Music Composer Jonathan Henry Harvey Original Music Composer Thomas Clay Writer Joseph Lang Writer Joseph Lang Producer Corinna McFarlane Producer

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