24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE
synopsis
24 Hour Party People (the title comes from a song by the Happy Mondays and reflects the true spirit of this film) is about the late Thatcher years and their repercussions on life in Manchester, a city that created and nurtured some of Britain's foremost musical talents in its nightclubs.The main character of this film that is a blend of documentary and a comedy, is Tony Wilson, a TV presenter who owns a cutting edge record company called The Factory.
| international title: | 24 Hour Party People |
| original title: | 24 Hour Party People |
| country: | United Kingdom, Netherlands, France |
| sales agent: | The Works International |
| year: | 2002 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Michael Winterbottom |
| film run: | 115' |
| release date: | UK 05/04/2002, NO 16/08/2002, IS 19/09/2002, DK 01/11/2002, GR 08/11/2002, ES 17/01/2003, CZ 23/01/2003, IT 24/01/2003, SE 31/01/2003, NL 08/05/2003 |
| screenplay: | Frank Cottrell Boyce |
| cast: | John Simm, Andy Serkis, Sean Harris, Steve Coogan, Lennie James |
| cinematography by: | Robby Müller |
| film editing: | Michael Winterbottom, Trevor Waite |
| art director: | Mark Tildesley |
| costumes designer: | Natalie Ward, Stephen Noble |
| music: | Liz Gallacher |
| producer: | Andrew Eaton |
| production: | Revolution Films, Baby Cow Films, The Film Consortium, Film Council, Film Four |
| distributor: | Pathé Distribution, Sharada Distribuzione (IT), Filmmuseum Distributie (NL), Les Films du Paradoxe (FR) |
