The Midnight Drives
The Midnight Drives | |
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Directed by | Mark Jenkin |
Written by | Mark Jenkin |
Produced by | Simon Harvey |
Starring | Colin Holt Alex Reid Mary Woodvine John Woodvine |
Cinematography | Steve Tanner |
Edited by | Mark Jenkin |
Music by | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | £50,000 |
The Midnight Drives is a 2007 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Mark Jenkin, which revolves around a divorcee who takes his bored children on a series of mystical, dream-like excursions through the Cornish country-side after initially failing to connect with them.
Cast[]
- Colin Holt as Andy Stafford
- Alex Reid as Sophie
- Mary Woodvine as Cafe Owner
- John Woodvine as Guesthouse owner
- Sam Mills as Casey Stafford
- Megan Robertson as Gabrielle Stafford
Production[]
The film was made by independent film company O-Region and had Pippa Best on board as producer. It was filmed at various locations around Cornwall including Land's End, Marazion and Penzance.
Release[]
The Midnight Drives premiered in the United Kingdom at the Cornwall Film Festival in October 2007 to a packed house and was subsequently selected for the London Film Focus and festivals as well as the Celtic Media.
Critical reception[]
Derek Malcolm, film critic for The Evening Standard commented on it as "A moving film about parentage with an exceptional performance from Colin Holt at its centre".[1]
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External links[]
- English-language films
- 2007 films
- 2000s road comedy-drama films
- British road comedy-drama films
- British films
- Films shot in Cornwall
- Films set in Cornwall
- 2000s British film stubs
- 2000s comedy-drama film stubs