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Synopsis:
Tanya, a vulnerable and naïve young Russian, arrives at Gatwick Airport with her son Artiom to meet her English fiancé. But when he fails to show up, a distraught Tanya claims political asylum and finds herself virtually imprisoned in a nightmarish refugee holding centre in a lonely seaside resort. Desperate to escape, Tanya forges an unlikely alliance with amusement arcade manager Alfie, which soon develops into something more. But is he just another man who will let her down, or will Tanya and Artiom finally break free?
Pawel Pawlikowski's critically acclaimed, award-winning film is an affecting and poetic love story, featuring hauntingly beautiful photography and sensitive naturalistic performances from an excellent cast
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Paddy's Role :
Alfie, kind hearted and love sick misfit with a quick temper who runs a seaside arcade by day and is a bingo caller by night. Alfie is the man who can sort you out with whatever you need...in Stonehaven.
Director:
Main Cast:
- Paddy Considine - Alfie
- Dina Korzun - Tanya
- Artiom Strelnikov - Artiom
- Steve Perry AKA Ben Dover - Les (as Lindsey Honey)
- Perry Benson - Immigration Officer
- Katie Drinkwater - Katie
- Dave Bean - Frank
- Adrian Scarborough - Council Official
- David Auker - 2nd Council Official
- Bruce Byron - Police Officer
- James Trevelyan - Station Guard (as Jim Trevellyan)
- Marcus Redwood - Cafe Owner
- Zoe Sharpe - Gang Girl
- Daniel Mobey - Danny
Killer Quote:
"...Vindaloo, evil, its a beast of a curry, its a real wicked bitch!, Pilau rice, sweet rice, yellow rice, rice is rice and forevermore shall be so..."
Awards:
12 wins & 7 nominations
Won: BAFTA Awards-Carl Foreman Award for the Most Promising Newcomer writer/director,
Bratislava International film festival-Best actress,
Brothers Manaki International film festival-Golden Camera 300, Gijon International film festival-Best actress,
Grad Prix Asturias best feature,
London Film festival- FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention,
Motovun Film festival-Propeller of Motovun, Thessaloniki Film festival-Best actor,
Best actress,
FIPRESCI Prize,
Golden Alexander.
Trivia:
The film was shot in Margate and not actually in Stonehaven (A fictional place).
The films porn entrepreneur Les is played by real life porn Mogul known as Ben Dover.
Paddy won Thessaloniki Film festivals Best actor award for his role as Alfie.
Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2000
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