National Theatre at Home: Grenfell: In the Words of Survivors

"It was my safest place. It was home."

2023 2h 37m EN

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★10.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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A powerful new verbatim play from the testimony of residents at the heart of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Six years on, interviews conducted with a group of survivors and bereaved reveal the impact of the multiple failures that led to a national disaster, asking: how do we stop this ever happening again?

“It was my safest place. It was home.”

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Cast

Pearl Mackie
Natasha Elcock
Jackie Clune
Judith Blakeman
Rachid Sabitri
Bellal El-Guenuni
Michael Schaeffer
Edward Daffarn
Sarah Slimani
Hanan Wahabi
Nahel Tzegai
Turuft Yilma
Ash Hunter
Nick Burton
Joe Alessi
Antonio Roncolato

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Anthony Simpson-Pike
Writers: Gillian Slovo
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 157 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Benjamin Kwasi Burrell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Pearl Mackie and Jackie Clune and Rachid Sabitri carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It was my safest place. It was home.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt35300601 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Anthony Simpson-Pike directs. Benjamin Kwasi Burrell scores. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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1Clocks in at 157 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 3 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Benjamin Kwasi Burrell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Pearl Mackie and Jackie Clune and Rachid Sabitri carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "It was my safest place. It was home.".
7IMDB entry: tt35300601 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.