★★★☆☆ Hard on the heels of Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Kathryn Bigelow's harsh look at the Us military's use of torture in their hunt for Osama bin Laden, comes a British film reflecting on the UK's own murky dealings in Iraq. Verity's Summer (2013), written and directed by Ben Crowe, also revolves around the experiences of one young woman, in this case 16-year-old Verity (Indea Barbe-Willson, making her cinematic debut). However, Crowe has chosen to focus on the effects on families back home and how the distant actions of one person can have far-reaching repercussions.
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- 3/7/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Abaddon Books has struck a deal with Multistory Films to bring Scott Andrews' post-apocalyptic novel School's Out to the big screen.
School's Out is part of Abaddon's popular Afterblight Chronicles series. It's been described as Attack the Block meets Lord of the Flies and follows the final days of St Mark's School for Boys where teachers are killing each other, the prefect is experimenting with crucifixion and the rival gang from across town has decided that ritualistic cannibalism is the way to go.
Multistory Films is a new UK-based production company, which recently completed post-production on its debut feature film, a low-budget horror thriller called The Harsh Light of Day. This will be closely followed by art house feature Verity's Summer, written and directed by Short film Palme D'Or nominee Benjamin Crowe.
Jonathan Oliver, editor-in-chief of Abaddon Books, said: "We're delighted that the quality of Scott's work on School's Out...
School's Out is part of Abaddon's popular Afterblight Chronicles series. It's been described as Attack the Block meets Lord of the Flies and follows the final days of St Mark's School for Boys where teachers are killing each other, the prefect is experimenting with crucifixion and the rival gang from across town has decided that ritualistic cannibalism is the way to go.
Multistory Films is a new UK-based production company, which recently completed post-production on its debut feature film, a low-budget horror thriller called The Harsh Light of Day. This will be closely followed by art house feature Verity's Summer, written and directed by Short film Palme D'Or nominee Benjamin Crowe.
Jonathan Oliver, editor-in-chief of Abaddon Books, said: "We're delighted that the quality of Scott's work on School's Out...
- 5/27/2011
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
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