Country: UK
Year: 2011
Duration: 102'
Jack is an inmate in an English prison; he has always been on his best behavior in the hopes of being released early and rejoining his wife. But when the woman leaves him, on the anniversary of the death of their son, life in prison suddenly becomes intolerable. The arrival of Paul seems to give him a new reason for carrying on and, although the young man seems to be attracted by the violent gang of prisoners headed by Clay, Jack decides to protect him, at the risk of his own life, until he discovers that the two of them share a tragic past. “I have always found the prison setting an interesting one, the dynamics of different characters, the hierarchy and the psychology involved always seem to provide the perfect ingredients for good storytelling. [...] In the prison environment you have to deal with your problems and issues, face-to-face, head on, on a daily basis. If something is not right, you have to confront it which inevitably leads to tension or drama. There is no hiding, no escape, you are exposed.”
Biography
film director
Craig Viveiros
Craig Viveiros (UK), after working in the film industry as a cameraman and light technician, was asked in 2006 to direct a short film produced by Channel 4, StereoStep. After beginning his directing career making shorts and commercials, in 2007 he directed the short Back to Back, selected by London’s Barbican Centre. Ghosted, his debut feature film, participated at last year’s Torino Film Festival, where the male lead, Martin Compston, won best actor. Viveiros then moved to Haiti to work as a volunteer at the country’s film institute and returned to England to make The Liability, his third feature film. In 2010, he and his colleague James Friend founded the production company London Film and Media, with which he is now working on a new project, PickPocket.
FILMOGRAFIA
StereoStep (cm, tv, 2006), Back to Back (cm, 2007), The Road to Vengeance (cm, 2009), Ghosted (2011), Lost in Italy (2011), The Liability (2012).
Cast
& Credits
regia, sceneggiatura/director, screenplay
Craig Viveiros
fotografia/cinematography
James Friend
montaggio/film editing
Kelvin Hutchins, Sam White
scenografia/production design
Danny Rogers
costumi/costume design
Susan Gurley
musica/music
Amory Leader, Simon Williams
suono/sound
Amory Leader
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters
John Lynch (Jack), Martin Compston (Paul), David Schofield (Donner), Craig Parkinson (Clay), Jonathan Jaynes (Geoff), Art Malik (Ahmed), Neil Maskell (Nathan), Amanda Abbington (Tracey), Duane Henry (Jason), Roger Evans (Barry), Andy Linden (Steve), Peter Barrett (Jonno), Simon Philips (Stan), Peter Wight (Hawkins), Hugh Quarshie (Ade), Joshua Osei (Benny), Chris Hatherall (Sparky)
produttori/producers
Rupert Bryan, James Friend, Craig Viveiros
produzione/production
Motion Picture House, London Film and Media
vendita all’estero/world sales
Motion Picture House
TFF
prizes
