2003

2021 0h 13m EN

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★5.8TMDB · 5

DramaWar

Synopsis

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Before embarking on his first tour of duty, a young soldier and his father must face up to the painful realities that have long gone unspoken between them.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Patrick Gibson
Jamie
Andrew Tiernan
Phil
Olivia Brady
Becca
Harrison Struthers
Ben
Zayne McKale
Nathan
Keifer Nyron Taylor
Aden

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Harris Dickinson
Writers: Harris Dickinson
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 13-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Harris Dickinson, shot by Robbie Ryan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Harris Dickinson 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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Patrick Gibson and Andrew Tiernan and Olivia Brady carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt14045378 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Harris Dickinson directs. Robbie Ryan behind the camera. Harris Dickinson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 13-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 5 years ago.
3Directed by Harris Dickinson, shot by Robbie Ryan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Harris Dickinson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Patrick Gibson and Andrew Tiernan and Olivia Brady carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt14045378 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Robbie Ryan
Editing: Harris Dickinson
Makeup / hair: Jessie Hope-Weston
Runtime: 13 min · 0h 13m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: 2003 (2021)

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CinemaSerf2024-12-08
★ 6/10
"Jamie" (Patrick Gibson) gets home after a night on the tiles and has a rather nervous, drunken, chat with his equally sozzled father (Andrew Tiernan). It's the oddness of that chat that straddles the next morning when it's clear that he is about to embark on his first tour of duty in the British Army. The two men are clearly fond of each other, but that isn't something either are especially adept at putting into words, certainly not face-to-face. Maybe a phone call as he waits for a train to his barracks? Maybe not even then? It's too short, really, to do enough justice to the subject matter or to either characterisation, but by using some quite intimate hand-held photography, it does still manage to elicit some of the senses of apprehension and pride felt by both men starkly appreciating that their lives are about to change forever. It's quite poignant reminder that most of the military are just made up of ordinary people from ordinary families with ordinary worries and might make you want to hug your nearest and dearest a bit more often.

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