Weekender (film)

Weekender is a 2011 British drama film directed by Karl Golden and starring Jack O'Connell, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Ben Batt and Emily Barclay. It was written by Chris Coghill.

Weekender
Directed byKarl Golden
Written byChris Coghill
Produced byIan Brady
Stephen Salter
Robert Walak
StarringJack O'Connell
Henry Lloyd-Hughes
CinematographyJohn Conroy
Music byJames Edward Barker
Production
company
Benchmark Films
Distributed byMomentum Pictures
Release dates
  • 23 June 2011 (2011-06-23) (Edinburgh International Film Festival)
  • 2 September 2011 (2011-09-02) (United Kingdom)
Running time
90 minutes[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot

1990: The rave scene has arrived from Ibiza and warehouse parties are exploding across the United Kingdom, bringing phenomenal wealth to the organisers. In Manchester, best mates Matt and Dylan are in their early twenties and long to be more than just punters. As the government moves to outlaw the scene, it's now or never and they quickly rise through the ranks to join the promoting elite. They are taken on a wild journey from the exclusive VIP rooms of London clubs to the outrageous parties in Ibiza super-villas and the hedonism of Amsterdam. It's everything they dreamed of and more. But as their success continues to grow, they attract a more dark and sinister world. Matt and Dylan start to drift apart as they are forced to question the dreams they set out to achieve and their once solid friendship.

Cast

Reception

Weekender received generally negative reviews, currently holding a 9% rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on 11 reviews.[2] On Metacritic, based on five critics, the film has a 35/100 rating, signifying "generally unfavorable reviews".[3]

References
  1. "WEEKENDER (15)". Momentum Pictures. British Board of Film Classification. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  2. "Weekender". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  3. "Weekender Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 20 August 2014.


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