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6.8/10   155 votes
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Director:
David Attwood
Writer:
Alexander Masters (biography)
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Release Date:
23 September 2007 (UK) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
A writer (Cumberbatch) takes a backwards look at the life of his unlikely friend Stuart (Hardy), a homeless alcoholic who experienced a traumatic event in his childhood. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
6 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
Hardy: 'Addiction destroyed my marriage'
 (From digitalspy. 5 March 2009, 4:50 PM, PST)

User Comments:
Great film!!! Watch it!!! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Benedict Cumberbatch ... Alexander Masters
Tom Hardy ... Stuart Shorter
Nicola Duffett ... Judith
Claire-Louise Cordwell ... Karen
Edna Doré ... Gran
Candis Nergaard ... Sophie
Joanna Maude ... Ruth
Trevor Sellers ... John
Barbara Barnes ... Wintercomfort Secretary
Hugh Armstrong ... Old Drunk
George Anton ... Dangerous Ginger
Dominic Kemp ... Academic Man
Shenagh Govan ... Bookish Woman
Caroline Parker ... Deaf Jackie
Richard Cant ... Dainty Man
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Additional Details

Runtime:
UK:90 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Norway:10 (TV rating)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The Post Office featured in 1979 and 1993 scenes is the former Post Office (now an empty shop) at Fen Ditton, near Cambridge. more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
Great film!!! Watch it!!!, 29 October 2008
9/10
Author: lester diamond from United Kingdom

This is the first time I've commented on IMDb but this film deserves to be seen by more people so I thought I'd give it another positive review. To begin with I thought Tom Hardy, who played Stuart, turned in an excellent performance and I'm sure we'll see plenty more from him in the future. Despite being a knife-wielding, psychopathic, booze hound even from the beginning, I felt empathy for his character, its hard not to. All of the acting is as good as the script allows but Hardys performance just shines through. However its really the story, told backwards, thats the reason this is such a enchanting film. Having read the book a couple of days ago i can also add this film, refreshingly, is very true to, and just as good as, the book. I've no idea if it was on TV or has been released on DVD, but if you get the chance watch this film, its thought provoking, heart wrenching, enthralling, funny, stomach churning, touching and it will be an eye opener to a lot of people.

WATCH THIS FILM!

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