London Road (film)
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- Alecky Blythe
- Adam Cork
by Alecky Blythe
and Adam Cork
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| Directed by | Rufus Norris |
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| Based on | London Road by Alecky Blythe and Adam Cork |
| Produced by | Dixie Linder |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Danny Cohen |
| Edited by | John Wilson |
| Music by | Adam Cork |
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| Distributed by | Picturehouse Entertainment |
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Running time | 91 minutes[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £3 million |
| Box office | £216,000[2] |
London Road is a 2015 British musical mystery crime drama film directed by Rufus Norris and written by Adam Cork and Alecky Blythe based on their National Theatre musical of the same name, which in turn is based on the interviews about the Steve Wright killings. The film stars Olivia Colman, Anita Dobson and Tom Hardy.
The film was selected to be shown in the City to City section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]
- Olivia Colman as Julie
- Anita Dobson as June
- Tom Hardy as Mark
- Kate Fleetwood as Vicky
- Clare Burt as Jan
- Claire Moore as Councillor Carole
- Janet Henfrey as Ivy
- Paul Thornley as Dodge
- Jenny Galloway as Margaret
- Anna Hale as Jessica
- Gillian Bevan as Colette McBeth
- Michael Shaeffer as Simon Newton
- James Doherty as Seb
- Nick Holder as Ron
- Mark Sheals as Wayne
- Hal Fowler as David Crabtree
- Linzi Hateley as Helen
- Alecky Blythe as BBC newsreader
Production
Release
The live film premiere was screened in cinemas across the UK as part of National Theatre Live on 9 June 2015 and was released on 12 June 2015.[4]
Critical reception
London Road received generally positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports 76% of 67 critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Equal parts enthralling and unsettling, London Road uses an unusual documentary/musical hybrid to tell a grim true-life tale."[5]