Kiss of Life (2003 film)
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| Kiss of Life | |
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| Directed by | Emily Young |
| Written by | Emily Young |
| Produced by | Gayle Griffiths |
| Starring | Ingeborga Dapkunaite |
| Cinematography | Wojciech Szepel |
| Edited by | David Charap |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Haut et Court (France) Artificial Eye (United Kingdom)[2] |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom[1] France[1] |
| Language | English |
Kiss of Life (working title Helen of Peckham) is a 2003 drama film. It is the debut feature film by director Emily Young.
Helen lives in London with her father and her children, but is suddenly killed in a car accident. Aid worker John is trying desperately to get back to his family from Bosnian war, unaware that his wife is dead. Helen, also unaware that she is dead, hovers in limbo, until finally she is released.[3]
Cast
- Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė – Helen
- Peter Mullan – John
- David Warner – Pap
- Millie Findlay – Kate
- James E. Martin – Telly
- Ivan Bijuk – Old Man
- Sonnell Dadral – Rajiv
- Natalie Dew – Nicky
- Gemma Jones – Sonia
- Elizabeth Powell – Little Kate
- Marinko Prga – Mercedes Driver
- Barbara Rocco – Woman in Bar
- Dragica Sreckovic – Old Woman
- Davor Svedruzic – Angry Soldier
- Heather Tobias – Teacher
- Rosie Wiggins – Nadine
- Ivan Zadro – Depot Worker (as Ivica Zadro)
- Ranko Zidaric – Depot Boss
Production
The film, an English attempt at socialist realist drama in the style of Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski, is Young's debut feature film as director.[4] Set in the Peckham district of London, it was originally titled Helen of Peckham.[5]
Lithuanian actor Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė stepped in to play Helen at short notice, after the actor originally booked to play the role, Katrin Cartlidge, died suddenly in 2002,[4] two weeks before production was scheduled to begin.[5]
Release
Kiss of Life was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
