Pond Life (film)

Pond Life[1] is a 2018 drama film written by Richard Cameron and directed by Bill Buckhurst. It stars Esme Creed-Miles, Tom Varey, Angus Imrie, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Abraham Lewis, Ethan Wilkie and Gianluca Gallucci. The music was produced by Richard Hawley.

Pond Life
Directed byBill Buckhurst
Produced byDominic Dromgoole
Alexandra Breede
Rienkje Attoh
Written byRichard Cameron
StarringTom Varey
Esme Creed-Miles
Angus Imrie
Daisy Edgar-Jones
Abraham Lewis
Ethan Wilkie
Gianluca Gallucci
Siân Brooke
Shaun Dooley
Music byRichard Hawley Colin Elliot
CinematographyNick Cooke
Production
company
Open Palm Films
Release date
  • 14 November 2018 (2018-11-14) (Leeds International Film Festival)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

It tells the story of a group of young friends who embark on a life changing fishing trip in the summer of 1994.[2][3]

Cast

Production

Pond Life was released by Verve Pictures in 2019[4] and produced by Open Palm Films as part of the original slate of films announced in 2017 by founder Dominic Dromgoole.[5] The screenplay was adapted by Richard Cameron from his original stage play, of the same name, which debuted at The Bush in 1992 when Dromgoole was artistic director.[6] Pond Life is director Bill Buckhurst's feature debut. Buckhurst was first introduced to Dromgoole while working at Shakespeare's Globe where he directed eight productions from 2012.[7]

Reception

Pond Life premiered at the Glasgow International Film Festival 2019. It received a 75% rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 12 reviews.[8] The Times reported that, "The depictions of sunburnt teenagers ambling through estates, obsessing over crushes and minor betrayals, yet haunted by the terrible truths of the adult world, seemed utterly true."[9]

References
  1. "Pond Life". www.filmoria.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  2. "Pond Life". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  3. "Pond Life". www.thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  4. "UK distributor Verve Pictures gets BFI backing for first feature scheme (exclusive)". www.screendaily.com. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  5. "Globe director Dominic Dromgoole swaps stage for screen". theguardian.com. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  6. "Pond Life". www.dramaonlinelibrary.com. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  7. "All the world's a stage: The Globe report back as they bring Hamlet to every nation on Earth". www.independent.co.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  8. "Pond Life (2018)". Retrieved 15 June 2019 – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
  9. "Pond Life Review". thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
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