THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP
synopsis
In 1992 Labour leader Tony Blair goes to America and is impressed by the policies of President Clinton,which he uses to reshape his party. Two years later he is invited back for an audience with Clinton,who,rightly, predicts that he will be Britain's next Prime Minister.Thus begins the 'special relationship' between the two, though Clinton is clearly the senior partner with Blair seeking his advice on Northern Ireland. The situation in Kosovo however reverses the roles as Blair forces American intervention by a reluctant president and is seen in the American media as the hero of the hour. As Clinton accuses his ally of stabbing him in the back the special relationship starts to sour and,with Clinton ultimately out of the White House,Blair takes his first photo call with the next incumbent, Bush.
international title: | The Special Relationship |
original title: | The Special Relationship |
country: | United Kingdom, United States |
year: | 2010 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Richard Loncraine |
release date: | ES 02/09/2010, UK 18/09/2010, IT 10/12/2010 |
screenplay: | Peter Morgan |
cast: | Michael Sheen, Dennis Quaid, Helen McCrory, Hope Davis, Adam Godley, Chris Wilson, Mark Bazeley, Demetri Goritsas, Eric Meyers, Kerry Shale, Matthew Marsh, John Schwab |
cinematography by: | Barry Ackroyd |
film editing: | Melanie Oliver |
art director: | Maria Djurkovic |
costumes designer: | Consolata Boyle |
music: | Alexandre Desplat |
producer: | Ann Wingate, Tracey Scoffield, Frank Doelger |
production: | BBC Films, Rainmark Films Ltd. |
distributor: | Medusa Film |