7 Lives

7 Lives
7 Lives
	Film poster
Directed by	Paul Wilkins
Written by	Paul Wilkins
Starring	Danny Dyer
Cinematography	James Friend; Nick Gordon Smith
Edited by	Nigel Galt
Music by	Michael Price
Production; company	Starfish Films
Distributed by	Revolver (UK)
Release date	7 October 2011;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$2,500

7 Lives is a 2011 British fantasy drama film directed by Paul Wilkins and starring Danny Dyer, Kate Ashfield and Martin Compston.^[1]^[2]

The film revolves around a working-class blue collar who finds himself in a body-swapping odyssey after an ambush by a group of hoodies. His quest to reunite with the empty shell of himself leads to tragic consequences but also show him the errors on his life.

Plot[]

Tom, a married family man, is struggling at work when a client tries to seduce him with promises of a 'more exciting life'. On his way home one night, he gets attacked by a gang of hoodies and falls into a parallel world where he lives 5 other lives including that of a rock star, a homeless person and the 'hoody' that attacked him. These lives help him to re-evaluate his priorities and values but in order to get home he must face some of his deepest desires and fears. Will he make it home or is the grass greener on the other side?

Cast[]

Danny Dyer as Tom
Kate Ashfield as Cynthia
Nick Brimble as Ted
Martin Compston as Rory (The Rockstar)
Craig Conway as Keith
Michael Elwyn as Brian
Helen George as Valerie
Tom Goodman-Hill as Peter
Julien Ball as Doctor
Theo Barklem-Biggs as Kid

Critical reception[]

GASHE.com gave the film a rating of 2 1/2 stars saying, "While the plot is dark and uncomfortable at times, it moves along at a decent pace and the unique use of different lead actors for each story works."^[3]

Release[]

The film was released on 7 October 2011. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 10 October 2011.

References[]

^ "Win copy of Danny Dyer movie 7lives". The Film Review. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
^ "UK premier tomorrow". Close-Up Film. Archived from the original on 8 November 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
^ "7lives (2011) (Review)". Gashe.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2011.

External links[]

[1] "Win copy of Danny Dyer movie 7lives". The Film Review. Retrieved 26 October 2011.

[2] "UK premier tomorrow". Close-Up Film. Archived from the original on 8 November 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.

[3] "7lives (2011) (Review)". Gashe.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2011.

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