David (Rory Kinnear) and Laura (Emily Beecham) are in their early forties and tearaway underachievers who grew up on still-lucrative family farm run by their father (Roger Marten).
With David’s alcohol and drug addictions plaguing the majority of his adult life and Laura working on farms in sunnier climes like California and Spain, their eyes are drawn homeward as their father enjoys his final years of work, as they each proffer their case to inherit the land. This feature debut shows impressive audio-driven film storytelling, reaching something unique in its tale of an intransigent English farmer.
The unique way this story is told is nothing less than inspired – we only ever see one of the characters, the farmer, although we never see him speak. Instead, the camera follows him as he goes about his business on the farm. We do however hear a series answering machine messages from the children, because their dad tends to have his phone turned off when he’s out in the fields. Filmed close to Pulborough, West Sussex.
We hope to welcome actor Rory Kinnear (pending filming schedule), Nicholas Parish (Director) and Tom Joyce (Supervising Sound Editor) for a Q&A after this English Premiere screening. The Q&A will be hosted by writer, broadcaster and film-maker Douglas Anderson.
