Skeletons (film)
Skeletons is a 2010 British film directed by Nick Whitfield, starring Ed Gaughan, Andrew Buckley, and Jason Isaacs.[1] It was nominated for 'Outstanding Debut by a British Director' at the 64th British Academy Film Awards.[2] Skeletons was the winner of the "Best new British feature film" award at the 2010 Edinburgh International Film Festival.[3] The plot surrounds two psychic exorcists who travel Britain providing a service to their customers of revealing buried secrets.
Cast
- Ed Gaughan as Davis
- Andrew Buckley as Bennett
- Jason Isaacs as The Colonel
- Paprika Steen as Jane
- Tuppence Middleton as Rebecca
- Josef Whitfield as Jo-Jo
- Keith Lancaster as The Father
- Holly-Mai Leighton as Young Rebecca
Filming locations
Much of the film was shot around Matlock Bath.[4] Ed Gaughan's character lives in a boat in a field beside a power station. The power station is Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station and boats from the River Soar had become stranded in a flood.
Soundtrack
The track 'Polegnala e Pschenitza', from Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares features prominently in the soundtrack.[5]
References
- Gitten, David (2 July 2010). "Skeletons, review". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- "2011 Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- Mackenzie, Ian (21 June 2010). ""Skeletons" wins Edinburgh fest best new Brit film". Reuters India. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- Director Nick Whitfield's film, Skeletons, is a winner, BBC News, 3 August 2010, retrieved 22 December 2018
- Skeletons (2010) - IMDb, retrieved 18 June 2021
External links
- Skeletons at IMDb
- Bradshaw, Peter (1 July 2010). "Film Review: Skeletons". Guardian. London. Retrieved 20 July 2011.