This Little Life
Synopsis
Directed by Sarah Gavron and produced by Stewart Mackinnon, This Little Life is the story of a premature baby's fragile existence, and of a mother's supreme trust and tragic betrayal. Rosemary Kay's screenplay was awarded the BBC's Dennis Potter Screenwriting Award and is an adaptation of her novel Between Two Eternities.
Luke is born prematurely weighing only one pound and four ounces. He is too small to be cradled in his mother's arms but can be held in the palm of her hand. Everything possible is done to keep him alive, but what does her son want? Luke's mother, Sadie, desperately wants him to have a voice and, through her friendship with a young boy, mother and son find a way to talk.
Details
- Year
- 2003
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 80 mins
- Format
- Digi Beta
- Director
- Sarah Gavron 1st Feature
- Producer
- David M Thompson, Jeremy Howe, Paul Trijbits
- Editor
- Bill Diver
- Screenwriter
- Rosemary Kay
- Sound
- Giancarlo Dellapina
- Music
- Dario Marianelli
- Principal Cast
- Kate Ashfield, David Morrissey, Peter Mullan
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 26th November 2005
