Round About Five

2005 0h 7m EN

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7.7

BANGER

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IMDB

★7.7TMDB · 7★7IMDB · 208

RomanceComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Desperate to get across London to meet his girlfriend off the Eurostar, a man persuades a pretty bicycle courier to take him on the back of her bike, creating a dilemma he wasn't expecting.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lena Headey
Girlfriend
Martin Freeman
The Man
Jodhi May
Bicycle Courier
Alistair Petrie
Other Man

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Charles Guard
Writers: Thomas Guard, Charles Guard
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 7-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Lena Headey and Martin Freeman and Jodhi May carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0405282 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Charles Guard directs. Ian Davies cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 7-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 21 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Ian Davies shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Lena Headey and Martin Freeman and Jodhi May carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0405282 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.