Heartlands

"An offbeat road trip... An exciting new world!"

2003 1h 30m EN

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 23

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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Gentle Colin 'Col' Lawes happily lead a quiet life, running a news agency with his soiled-rotten wife Sandra and playing competition darts in the Atletic Arms team. Colin catches her committing adultery with team captain Geoff, a cop, who pretends Colin abused her. Col is thrown off the team just after it qualified for the league finals in Blackpool. He decides to travel there alone, hoping to win her back.

“An offbeat road trip... An exciting new world!”

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Cast

Michael Sheen
Colin
Mark Addy
Ron
Eric Bristow
The Crafty Cockney
Russ Bray
Darts Announcer
Jim Carter
Geoff
Celia Imrie
Sonja
Mark Strong
Ian
Phillipa Peak
Sarah

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Damien O'Donnell
Writers: Richard Jobson, Andrew Keyte, Paul Fraser
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Damien O'Donnell, shot by Alwin H. Küchler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by John McCusker. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Frances Parker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Michael Sheen and Mark Addy and Eric Bristow carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "An offbeat road trip... An exciting new world!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Damien O'Donnell directs. Alwin H. Küchler behind the camera. John McCusker scores. Frances Parker cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 23 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
4Directed by Damien O'Donnell, shot by Alwin H. Küchler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by John McCusker. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Frances Parker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Michael Sheen and Mark Addy and Eric Bristow carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "An offbeat road trip... An exciting new world!".
9IMDB entry: tt0295303 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 23 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.