- EXTENDED SYNOPSIS
La vida de Eric Bishop, cartero en Manchester, es bastante complicada porque tiene que cuidar de sus dos hijastros, que están a su cargo desde que la madre de los adolescentes y segunda mujer de Eric lo dejó hace años, y, además, su hija le pideque durante unas horas se ocupe de su bebé para que ella pueda terminar sus estudios. Eric está encantado de ocuparse de su nieta, pero lo que le preocupa es que deberá llevarla cada día a la casa de su primera mujer, que siempre ha sido el amordesuvida y a la que prácticamente no ha visto desde que nació su hija: el día del bautizo las abandonó y, aunque siempre ha sido un padre afectuoso para su hija, le debe una explicación a su ex mujer, a la que sigue amando profundamente.A pesar de la amistad y el buen humor de sus compañeros carteros, que hacen todo lo posible para devolverle la sonrisa, Eric no sabe cómo afrontar la situación...Una noche, Eric se dirige a su ídolo, que parece observarlo con mirada maliciosa desde el póster de la pared de su habitación y se pregunta qué haría en su lugar el mejor jugador del Manchester United. Y Eric está seguro de que Eric Cantona, el“Rey”leva a ayudar a actuar con decisión.
Eric the postman is slipping through his own fingers…His chaotic family, his wild stepsons, and the cement mixer in the front garden don’t help, but it is Eric’s own secret that drives him to the brink. Can he face Lily, the woman he once loved thirty years ago? Despite outrageous efforts andmisplacedgoodwill from his football fan mates, Eric continues to sink.In desperate times it takes a spliff and a special friend from foreign parts to challenge a lost postman to make that journey into the most perilous territory of all - the past. As the Chinese, and one Frenchman, say, “He who is afraid to throwthedice, will never throw a six.”
- CAST
Performance | Name | Role |
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Cast | Eric Bishop | Steve Evets |
Cast | Eric Cantona | Eric Cantona |
Cast | Stephanie Bishop | Lily |
Cast | Lucy-Jo Hudson | Sam |
Cast | Gerard Kearns | Ryan |
Cast | Stefan Gumbs | Jess |
Cast | Los Carteros: | |
Cast | John Henshaw | Meatballs |
Cast | Justin Moorhouse | Spleen |
Cast | Des Sharples | Jack |
Cast | Greg Cook | Monk |
Cast | Mick Ferry | Judge |
Cast | Smug Roberts | Smug |
Cast | Johnny Travis | Travis |
- CREW
Performance | Name | Notes |
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Production | Rebecca O’Brien | |
Directed by | Loach, Ken | |
Executive Production | Eric Cantona | |
Executive Production | Pascal Caucheteux | |
Executive Production | Vincent Maraval | |
Co-Production | Gerardo Herrero | |
Co-Production | Mariela Besuievsky | |
Co-Production | Enrique González Macho | |
Line Production | Tim Cole | |
Screenplay | Paul Laverty | |
Plot | Idea Original De/Original Idea By Eric Cantona | |
Cinematography | Barry Ackroyd B.S.C. | |
Score | George Fenton | |
Film Editing | Jonathan Morris | |
Production Design - Art Direction | Fergus Clegg | |
Costume | Sarah Ryan | |
Sound Mixer | Ray Beckett | |
Casting | Kahleen Crawford |
- FILM & TRAILER RATINGS
Film Rating | Duration | Certification |
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GENERAL AUDIENCES | 113 min. | 11/26/2009 |
Trailer Rating | Runtime | Certification |
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GENERAL AUDIENCES | 3 min. seg. | 10/19/2009 |
Video Rating | Runtime | Certification |
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GENERAL AUDIENCES | 113 min. seg. | 1/28/2010 |
- PUBLIC GRANTS
Grant | Amount |
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Grants - Amortisation of Feature Films - General | 102,397.08 € |
- CREW
Tag | Information |
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Year of the Spanish Films Catalogue | 2009 |
Production year | 2009 |
Length | Largometraje |
Film Formats | 35 mm. |
Running time | 113 minutos |
Original footage | 3.072 metros |
Aspect ratio | 1:1,85 |
- Film Info
Tag | Information |
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Star-up shooting date | 6/2/2008 |
Ending shooting date | 7/19/2008 |
Locations | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) - MANCHESTER (Days: 31) |
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- Festivals and Awards
Participation in Festivals | Section |
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Festival De Cannes 2009 | Sección oficial a concurso |