Last Train to Christmas
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Directed by | Julian Kemp |
Written by | Julian Kemp |
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Starring | Michael Sheen |
Music by | Anne Nikitin |
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Distributed by | Sky Cinema |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Last Train to Christmas is a 2021 Christmas fantasy comedy-drama film written and directed by Julian Kemp. The film was released on 18 December 2021 in the United Kingdom via Sky Cinema and Now.
Premise[]
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In 1985, Anthony "Tony" Towers, a successful nightclub manager, is engaged to his girlfriend Sue Taylor. While travelling to Nottingham for a family reunion with his brother Roger, Tony discovers that he can travel through time via the number of carriages: Whenever he enters the next carriage in the direction the train is heading, he leaps 10 years forward. Whenever he enters the previous carriage, it's 10 years back.
Not only can he travel through the decades: He discovers that he also is able to change the history of the people travelling with him in the train, by changing former decisions in his life. But no matter when or how he changes his decisions, they always seem to come to desperate endings.
During one of these instances, Tony finds out from his depressed aunt that his marriage to Sue became strained due to his celebrity life. In desperation, Tony unwittingly travels back between the 1950s and 60s, accidentally creating an alternate timeline where Roger has succumbed to the temptations Tony has endured. After a falling out with Roger in an alternate 1995, Tony manages to change the timeline that ends with Roger getting arrested in 1975.
Upon entering an alternate 1985, Tony reunites with Sue. He encourages her to live out the life she deserves before bidding farewell. By travelling back to 1945 during his childhood, Tony is able to stop his aunt from abandoning Roger.
Returning to the present day as an old man, a relieved Tony reunites with Roger, who plays on a piano at Nottingham station an original song they had written in their youth.
Cast[]
- Michael Sheen as Anthony "Tony" Towers
- Thomas Law as Tony (25)
- Harry Giubileo as Tony (15)
- Cary Elwes as Roger Towers
- Jack Christou as Roger (20)
- Vaughn Challoner as Roger (10)
- Nathalie Emmanuel as Sue Taylor
- Katherine Kelly as Paula
- Phyllis Logan as Auntie Vi
- Holly Earl as Auntie Vi (15)
- John Thomson as Vic
- Danny Ashok as Morris
- Anna Lundberg as Astrid
- Mia McKenna-Bruce as Linda
- Sophie Simnett as Jenny
- Robin Askwith as Tristan
- Hayley Mills as Mum
Production[]
The film, written and directed by Julian Kemp, was announced on 20 October 2021 ahead of its December release. It was produced by Sky Studios, Matt Williams of Future Artists Entertainment, and Matthew James Wilkinson of Stigma Films.
Michael Sheen and Nathalie Emmanuel were announced as the film's stars,[1] followed by an announcement that Cary Elwes had also boarded the project.[2]
Release[]
Marketing[]
A trailer was revealed on 24 November 2021. The film is set to be included in Sky's festive slate.[3]
References[]
- ^ Grater, Tom (20 October 2021). "Michael Sheen & Nathalie Emmanuel Starring In Sky Original Film 'Last Train To Christmas'". Deadline. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (22 October 2021). "Cary Elwes Boards Sky Original Film 'Last Train To Christmas'". Deadline. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ Sandwell, Ian (24 November 2021). "First trailer for Good Omens and Game of Thrones stars' new Christmas movie". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
External links[]
- 2021 films
- English-language films
- 2021 fantasy films
- 2021 comedy-drama films
- 2020s Christmas films
- 2020s fantasy films
- British Christmas films
- British fantasy films
- British comedy-drama films
- Films about time travel
- Films set in 1945
- Films set in 1955
- Films set in 1965
- Films set in 1975
- Films set in 1985
- Films set in 1995
- Films set in 2005
- Films set in 2015
- Films set in Nottingham
- Films set on trains
- Films about dysfunctional families
- Time loop films
- Films directed by Julian Kemp