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Kiss of Life
2003 1h 40m EN
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5.7
MID
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40%
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5.6
IMDB
★5.7TMDB · 7🥫40%Rotten Tomatoes★5.6IMDB · 298
Drama
Synopsis
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Helen lives in London with her father and her kids. John, her husband, is an aid-worker in Eastern Europe. He has been gone many months. Helen is desperately anxious that he should come home. Taking the kids to school one morning, she is killed in a car accident. She remains caught in limbo, trapped between life and death. Many miles away, in war-torn Eastern Europe, John is unaware that his wife has died. As Helen herself is unaware that she is dead. Thus begins, a four-day Odyssey: Grandpa and the kids must come to terms with Helen's death; John must travel across a war-torn land as he tries to reach home; and Helen must stand helplessly observing her own existence as it comes back to haunt her - until at last she is reconciled with John, and thus released.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
Helen
Peter Mullan
John
David Warner
Pap
Millie Findlay
Kate
James E. Martin
Telly
Ivan Bijuk
Old Man
Sonnell Dadral
Rajiv
Natalie Dew
Nicky
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Emily Young
- Writers
- Emily Young
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- France, United Kingdom, United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Emily Young directs. Wojciech Szepel behind the camera. Murray Gold scores. David Charap cuts. Produced in France, United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 23 years ago.
- 2International production across 3 countries: France, United Kingdom, United States of America.
- 3Directed by Emily Young, shot by Wojciech Szepel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Murray Gold. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor David Charap shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė and Peter Mullan and David Warner carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt0365410 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Wojciech Szepel
- Original score
- Murray Gold
- Editing
- David Charap
- Production design
- Jane Morton
- Costume design
- Julian Day
- Runtime
- 100 min · 1h 40m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 40% 🥫 Rotten
- IMDB rating
- 5.6/10 · 298 votes
Awards
Won 1 BAFTA Award3 wins & 5 nominations total
Also by
Emily Young
Key crew
- ProducerGayle Griffiths
- EditorDavid Charap
- CastingGary Davy
- OtherRaphael Socha
- Executive ProducerCat Villiers
- Line ProducerIgor A. Nola
- Executive ProducerPaul Trijbits
- Executive ProducerKeith Evans
- OtherAnja Padel
- Executive ProducerChiara Menage
- Co-Executive ProducerTracey Scoffield
- Co-ProducerCaroline Benjo
- Executive ProducerDavid M. Thompson
- Co-ProducerCarole Scotta
- Executive ProducerBill Allan
- Co-Executive ProducerEmma Clarke
- Co-ProducerSimon Arnal
- Executive ProducerEmma Hayter
- Associate ProducerChris Collins
- Costume DesignJulian Day
- Production DesignJane Morton
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- london, england
- europe
- woman director
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2003-12-12
