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ERA
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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Final Cut
"The camera never lies... it's a pity about friends"
1998 1h 33m EN
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5.5
MID
★5.5TMDB · 40
DramaThriller
Synopsis
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A group of friends gather for a wake, and are shown a video shot by Jude and starring them before he dies. Things go rapidly downhill.
“The camera never lies... it's a pity about friends”
Cast
Jude Law
Jude
Sadie Frost
Sadie
John Beckett
John
Ray Winstone
Ray
William Scully
Bill
Mark Burdis
Mark
Perry Benson
Tony
Lisa Marsh
Lisa
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Dominic Anciano
- Writers
- Dominic Anciano, Ray Burdis
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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Fun facts 🍿
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CRAFT
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
MoodPlayr · trivia#02
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Dominic Anciano, shot by John Ward. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
MoodPlayr · trivia#03
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Sam Sneade shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
MoodPlayr · trivia#04
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CAST
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Jude Law and Sadie Frost and John Beckett carry the top of the cast.
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ERA
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Marketing tagline: "The camera never lies... it's a pity about friends".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0162958 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
MoodPlayr · trivia#08
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Dominic Anciano directs. John Ward behind the camera. Sam Sneade cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Dominic Anciano, shot by John Ward. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Editor Sam Sneade shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Jude Law and Sadie Frost and John Beckett carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "The camera never lies... it's a pity about friends".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0162958 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- John Ward
- Editing
- Sam Sneade
- Production design
- Sabina Sattar
- Costume design
- Ali Brown
- Makeup / hair
- Lucy Halperin
- Runtime
- 93 min · 1h 33m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- 16
- IMDB
- Final Cut (1998)
Also by
Dominic Anciano
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- FU
Fugitive Features
Key crew
- Production DesignSabina Sattar
- ProducerDominic Anciano
- ProducerRay Burdis
- EditorSam Sneade
- Makeup DesignerLucy Halperin
- Executive ProducerJim Beach
- Costume DesignAli Brown
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1998-11-1316
