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Starfish
Bill Clark (2)
(2016)
90min
15 Certificate
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Review
Our Score
by
Trevor Johnston
This true-life medical saga chronicles the struggle faced by Rutland couple Tom and Nicola Ray when he was suddenly struck down by sepsis, an often fatal response to infection that sends the body's immune system haywire. After quadruple amputation and the removal of part of his face, Tom survived to confront a future he never anticipated. Thanks to convincing prosthetics (and Ray himself as a body double) actor Tom Riley gives a harrowingly convincing portrayal of a man battling understandable bitterness and self-pity. Riley is complemented by a heart-rending Joanne Froggatt as the wife and mother buckling under the strain of keeping their young family together. Evidently assembled on modest resources, writer/director Bill Clark's film treats bracing subject matter with honesty and often startling intimacy but never loses sight of the courage shown by this particular family and the many others in the country affected by a truly horrifying condition. The heroic cast certainly play their parts by raising awareness through an undeniably affecting drama.
Cast & Crew
Nicola Ray
Joanne Froggatt
Tom Ray
Tom Riley
Grace Ray
Ellie Copping
Jean
Michele Dotrice
Tom's mother
Phoebe Nicholls
Young Tom Ray
Oliver Cunliffe
Tom's brother
Joseph McErlearn
Tom's sister
Isla Crowther
Tom's father
Greg Haiste
Director
Bill Clark (2)
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Other Information
Language:
English
Colour
Theatrical distributor:
Genesius Pictures
Guidance:
Swearing.
Available on:
DVD
Released on:
28 Oct 2016
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