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
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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
Toronto International Film Festival 2015
Premierenstatus / Premiere Status
Austrian Premiere