Woundings (1998)

A government program is trying to entice women to go to a remote island and become companions to war-scarred soldiers.

Director:

Roberta Hanley

Writers:

Roberta Hanley, Jeff Noon (play)

Stars:

Julie Cox, Sammi Davis, Emily Lloyd

5 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Julie Cox	...	Angela
Sammi Davis	...	Denise Jones
Emily Lloyd	...	Kim Patterson
Charlie Creed-Miles	...	Stanley Jardine
Guy Pearce	...	Jimmy Compton
Sarah-Jane Potts	...	Louise
Johnathon Schaech	...	Douglas Briggs
Noah Taylor	...	Journalist
Ray Winstone	...	The Colonel
Twiggy	...	Viv
James Bannon	...	Adam
Benedick Bates	...	Ben
Kristian Taylor-Wood	...	Liam
Chris Byrne	...	Don
Andrew Clover	...	The Prince

Storyline

This film hypothesizes that someday in the future, Great Britain will be racked by a great civil war with its ancillary countries that are under the regime's thumb and that females will be recruited into special units to fight the war. The film examines the women who are combatants in one of these units. However, the film concentrates mostly on the emotional under-pinnings of these women rather than any war experiences.

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Plot Keywords:

island | future | civil war | war bride | male nudity | 

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Taglines:

Is love worth fighting for?

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 October 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Brand New World

Filming Locations:

Cregneash, Isle of Man

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinequanon, Isle of Man Film Commission, Muse Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

A script that deserved better

A disappointment, I must say, since it's based on a play by Jeff Noon, one of my favourite writers. A psychedelic futurism is sought, with lots borrowed from A Clockwork Orange, but the weird photography doesn't quite fly and it does all get a bit stagey. The cast is very good though, but again, the performances are more theatrical than cinematic. The script is in itself quite oddball enough, and could have taken a more deadpan, or highstrung, or subtle rendering. Just imagine Kubrick behind the camera. Some very memorable moments, my favourite: the prince visiting the newlyweds. It should have been better, but it's still worth seeing (for those who like this sort of thing); ordinary it ain't.