London Road

London Road documents the events that shook Suffolk in 2006, when the quiet rural town of Ipswich was shattered by the discovery of the bodies of five women. The residents of London Road had struggled for years with frequent soliciting and kerb-crawling on their street. The film follows the community who found themselves at the epicenter of the tragic events. Using their own words set to an innovative musical score, London Road tells a moving story of ordinary people coming together during the darkest of experiences. Hailed as a remarkable, ground-breaking work during two sell-out runs at the National Theatre, the feature film adaptation of “London Road” reunites the award winning team.

Director's Biography
RUFUS NORRIS, born in 1965, was an actor for several years before turning to stage directing. For the National Theatre he has directed several critically acclaimed plays, including “London Road” by Alecky Blythe and Adam Cork. Rufus Norris’ debut feature film Broken premiered at the Cannes International Film Festival in 2012 and won the Award for Best Film at the British Independent Film Awards in 2013. In April 2015, Norris will succeed Nicholas Hytner as director of the National Theatre. // Films (selection): Broken (2012), London Road (2015)
European Panorama Fiction 2016
Rufus Norris
Great Britain 2015
color
92 minutes
OV
Screenplay Alecky Blythe, based on the stage musical by Alecky Blythe and Adam Cork
Cinematography Danny Cohen
Editing John Wilson
Sound/Sounddesign John Midgley
Music Adam Cork
With Olivia Colman, Clare Burt, Rosalie Craig, Anita Dobson, James Doherty, Kate Fleetwood, Hal Fowler, Linzi Hateley, Paul Hilton, Nick Holder, Claire Moore, Michael Shaeffer, Nicola Sloane, Paul Thornley, Howard Ward, Duncan Wisbey, Tom Hardy
Producer(s) Dixie Linder (Cuba Pictures, GB)
Production
Cuba Pictures 28-29 Haymarket London SW1E 4EE, Great Britain emily@cubapictures.co.uk www.cubapictures.co.uk
Weltpremiere / World Premiere
Toronto International Film Festival 2015

Premierenstatus / Premiere Status
Austrian Premiere