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London Road
Rufus Norris
(2014)
87min
15 Certificate
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Review
Our Score
by
Damon Wise
As a theatre piece,
London Road
was extraordinary enough, a "verbatim" musical drama based on the exact words of Ipswich locals from interviews conducted in the run-up to the arrest and conviction of Steve Wright, the serial killer who murdered six women in 2006 and was convicted in 2008. Wright doesn't figure much in either the play or this big-screen adaptation. Rufus Norris's equally unique film is about the effect his crimes had on a normal suburban street. Trading up from the stage version, the movie benefits from well-known names, notably Olivia Colman as Julie, the woman who unites the local residents. And in the film's only concession to commercialism,
Taboo
star Tom Hardy appears as a paranoid taxi driver, the physical representation of the fact that in this place where every woman is a potential victim, every man is a suspect. Not all the songs work, but when they do, they chill the spine and reinforce the mood of this powerful story about ordinary people who no longer wish to live with darkness.
Summary
Fact-based musical, exploring the murders of five women in Ipswich in 2006, and the subsequent conviction of local man Steve Wright for the crimes. The film takes personal accounts of the victims, the murders and the aftermath from people living in the area and sets their exact words to music. Starring Olivia Colman and Tom Hardy.
Cast & Crew
Julie
Olivia Colman
Dodge
Paul Thornley
Ron
Nick Holder
Mark the taxi driver
Tom Hardy
Helen
Linzi Hateley
Rosemary
Nicola Sloane
Gordon
Duncan Wisbey
Simon Newton
Michael Shaeffer
Jan
Clare Burt
June
Anita Dobson
Vicky
Kate Fleetwood
Alec
Calvin Demba
Schoolgirl
Eloise Laurence
Colette McBeth
Gillian Bevan
Councillor Carol
Claire Moore
Director
Rufus Norris
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Other Information
Language:
English
Colour
Theatrical distributor:
Picturehouse
Guidance:
Swearing, sex scenes.
Available on:
DVD
Released on:
12 Jun 2015
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