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| CUCKOO |
Year: 2009
UK: Verve Pictures
Cast: Richard E Grant, Laura Fraser, Tamsin Greig, Adam
Fenton aka Adam F, Antonia Bernath, Richard Brake, Helen Betty
Knott, David Maybrick, Ben Righton, Stephen Aintree
Director: Richard Bracewell
Country: UK
UK: 89 mins
UK Certificate: 15 contains strong language, once very strong
UK Release Date: 17 December 2010 (Limited Release)
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Synopsis
CUCKOO, a creepy thriller starring Richard E Grant, Laura Fraser (A
KNIGHT'S TALE, THE FLYING SCOTSMAN, TITUS), Tamsin Greig (LOVE SOUP,
GREEN WING) and award winning jungle/drum & bass artist Adam
Fenton (Adam F).
In one of his darkest roles, Richard E Grant plays an ageing
professor obsessed with his star student, Polly (Laura Fraser).
Polly is trapped in a dead-end job working for intrusive
Professor Julius Greengrass (Grant).
Her relationship with boyfriend Chapman (Adam Fenton) is
falling apart, and jealous sister Jimi (Antonia Bernath) rarely
leaves her side. When Polly has the chance to escape, her nearest
and dearest have other ideas.
Alone in her flat, Polly struggles to keep her grip on reality.
Mysterious sounds surround her, voices in the darkness, whispers of
deceit. Polly knows she’s not cuckoo, but why won’t the noises
go away? She turns to the one person she can trust – her boss. But
Julius has a dark secret of his own. He wants Polly, and he’ll do
anything to get her.
Using oppressive cinematography and a haunting soundtrack from BAFTA
nominee Andrew Hewitt, writer/director Richard Bracewell, whose
first film was the acclaimed low-budget comedy THE GIGOLOS,
carefully builds Polly’s world, echoing her stressed and anxious
state. Expertly played by
Fraser, we feel Polly’s sense of isolation as events unfold around
her in this darkly atmospheric and compelling story of deception and
intrigue.
CUCKOO teases and provokes as it heads towards its dramatic and
shocking climax, asking as many questions as it answers.
Adam F began his career as jungle/drum & bass artist, producing
classics such as ‘Circles’ and award winning album,
‘Colours’. He has produced and collaborated with artists such as Jay-Z,
The Prodigy, LL Cool J, Missy Elliot, David Bowie and Alicia Keys.
CUCKOO is his first major role in a feature film.
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