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UNA

by Benedict Andrews

synopsis

Una, based on David Harrower's play 'Blackbird', follows a young woman’s journey to reclaim her past. Fifteen years earlier, Una ran away with an older man, Ray, a crime for which he was arrested and imprisoned. When she comes across a photo of him in a trade magazine, Una tracks him down and turns up at his workplace. Her abrupt arrival threatens to destroy Ray’s new life and derail her stability. Unspoken secrets and buried memories surface as Una and Ray sift through the wreckage of the past. Their confrontation raises unanswered questions and unresolved longings. It will shake them both to the core. Una gazes into the heart of a devastating form of love and asks if redemption is possible.

international title: Una
original title: Una
working title: Blackbird
country: United Kingdom, United States, Canada
sales agent: WestEnd Films
year: 2016
genre: fiction
directed by: Benedict Andrews
film run: 94'
screenplay: David Harrower
cast: Rooney Mara, Ben Mendelsohn, Riz Ahmed
cinematography by: Thimios Bakatakis
film editing: Nick Fenton
art director: Fiona Crombie
costumes designer: Steven Noble
music: Jed Kurzel
producer: Maya Amsellem, Jean Doumanian, Patrick Daly
production: Film4, WestEnd Films, Bron Studios [CA], Jean Doumanian Productions [US]
backing: Creative Scotland

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