Cal

2013 1h 29m EN

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★5.0TMDB · 24

Drama

Synopsis

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Twenty-year-old Cal returns from France to Britain after receiving news that his mother is ill. His finds his home city of Bristol facing hard economic times brought on by the global economic crisis, with poverty and crime on the rise and rioting and looting almost a nightly occurrence. It is not a warm homecoming as his sick mother remains stubbornly homophobic and wants nothing to do with the now openingly gay Cal while his battered Auntie Jane, now living in a run down council house, dulls her stagnation with welfare funded booze and disturbing attempts to sexually seduce her nephew. Navigating his way across this new landscape he meets a young student who needs his help. However his act of kindness brings him into contact with a lawless drug dealing pimp and a race against time to make peace with his mother and get out of town as quickly as possible. An intense tale of a family mired in poverty, angry and lost but still searching for love, respect and acceptance.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Wayne Virgo
Cal
Tom Payne
Jason
Emily Corcoran
Aunty Jane
Lucy Russell
Cath Miller
Daniel Brocklebank
Ivan
Bernie Hodges
Jounalist - Phil Trope
Simon Cook
Oncologist
Richard Cambridge
Jim

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Christian Martin
Writers: Christian Martin
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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3 / 7

CINEMA

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Part of the "Cal Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Wayne Virgo and Tom Payne and Emily Corcoran carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2139725 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 24 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Christian Martin directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 13 years ago.
3Part of the "Cal Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Wayne Virgo and Tom Payne and Emily Corcoran carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt2139725 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 24 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.