|
Never Let Me Go (2010) 7.1
Ratings:
7.1/10 from 65,751 users
Metascore: 69/100
Reviews: 264 user | 307 critic | 37 from Metacritic.com The story of three friends who are tragically born to lead short lives, and the love triangle that forms between them in their brief time together. Director:Mark Romanek |
| Watch Trailer 0Share... |
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: Never Let Me Go (2010)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
Learn more
People who liked this also liked...
Notes on a Scandal
(2006)
Drama
|
Thriller
Director:
Richard Eyre
Stars:
Judi Dench,
Cate Blanchett,
Tom Georgeson
Amores Perros
(2000)
Drama
|
Thriller
Director:
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Stars:
Emilio Echevarría,
Gael García Bernal,
Goya Toledo
The Lives of Others
(2006)
Drama
|
Thriller
Director:
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Stars:
Martina Gedeck,
Ulrich Mühe,
Sebastian Koch
Black Swan
(2010)
Drama
|
Mystery
|
Thriller
Director:
Darren Aronofsky
Stars:
Natalie Portman,
Mila Kunis,
Vincent Cassel
Crime
|
Drama
|
Mystery
Director:
David Fincher
Stars:
Daniel Craig,
Rooney Mara,
Christopher Plummer
The Wave
(2008)
Drama
|
Thriller
Director:
Dennis Gansel
Stars:
Jürgen Vogel,
Frederick Lau,
Max Riemelt
Drama
|
Fantasy
Director:
Tom Tykwer
Stars:
Ben Whishaw,
Francesc Albiol,
Dustin Hoffman
Drama
|
Thriller
Director:
John Madden
Stars:
Helen Mirren,
Tom Wilkinson,
Ciarán Hinds
Taxi Driver
(1976)
Crime
|
Drama
Director:
Martin Scorsese
Stars:
Albert Brooks,
Robert De Niro,
Jodie Foster
Martha Marcy May Marlene
(2011)
Drama
Director:
Sean Durkin
Stars:
Elizabeth Olsen,
Christopher Abbott,
John Hawkes
Hard Candy
(2005)
Crime
|
Drama
|
Thriller
Director:
David Slade
Stars:
Patrick Wilson,
Ellen Page,
Sandra Oh
The Experiment
(2001)
Drama
|
Thriller
Director:
Oliver Hirschbiegel
Stars:
Moritz Bleibtreu,
Christian Berkel,
Oliver Stokowski
Edit
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Carey Mulligan | ... | ||
| Andrew Garfield | ... | ||
| Izzy Meikle-Small | ... |
Young Kathy
(as Isobel Meikle-Small)
|
|
| Charlie Rowe | ... | ||
| Ella Purnell | ... | ||
| Charlotte Rampling | ... | ||
| Sally Hawkins | ... | ||
 |
Kate Bowes Renna | ... | |
| Hannah Sharp | ... | ||
|
|
Christina Carrafiell | ... | |
|
|
Oliver Parsons | ... | |
|
|
Luke Bryant | ... | |
|
|
Fidelis Morgan | ... |
Matron
|
|
|
Damien Thomas | ... |
Doctor
|
|
|
Nathalie Richard | ... | |
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Plot Synopsis
Storyline
As children, Ruth, Kathy and Tommy, spend their childhood at a seemingly idyllic English boarding school. As they grow into young adults, they find that they have to come to terms with the strength of the love they feel for each other, while preparing themselves for the haunting reality that awaits them. Written by Fox Searchlight Pictures
Parents Guide:
View content advisory »
Edit
See more »
See full technical specs »
Details
Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
11 February 2011 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
Nunca me abandones See more »Filming Locations:
Andrew Melville Hall, University of St Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, UK See more »Box Office
Budget:
$15,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£625,496 (UK) (11 February 2011)Gross:
£1,473,603 (UK) (18 February 2011)Company Credits
Show detailed
company contact information
on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
Dolby DigitalColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
Edit
Title Card: The breakthrough in medical science came in 1952. Doctors could now cure the previously incurable. By 1967, life expectancy passed 100 years.
See more »
Written by Tony Meehan
(p) BBC
Licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide
See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
The visit to Norfolk, on England's east coast, was filmed in Clevedon and Weston-super-Mare, on England's west coast. See more »Goofs
When the girls are listening outside the classroom, the shadow of the camera's matte box is visible on bottom right of the wall as it moves down the hallway. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Title Card: The breakthrough in medical science came in 1952. Doctors could now cure the previously incurable. By 1967, life expectancy passed 100 years.
See more »
Crazy Credits
The Hailsham School Song can be briefly heard at the very end of the credits. See more »Soundtracks
"GOING TO WORK"Written by Tony Meehan
(p) BBC
Licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide
See more »
"Never Let Me Go" is an interesting, haunting and affecting story of love and jealousy. The story that we see occurring on the surface is fairly commonplace of friends growing up together and falling in love. But the backdrop of this film, which eventually takes over the main story, is science fiction like. It's dark and tragic and thought-provoking.
The world the film is set in is 1980s England and it looks very similar to the real world. But it's not our world and I had a hard time fully realizing all the characterizations for characters in a world that I don't quite know and understand. But it's just such a well done film that my interest was piqued and the story had me captivated, or at least curious, from beginning to end.
The film was incredibly well shot, making dreary England look spectacular but still getting the feeling of damp and cold across. It was also really well cast. The kids playing the younger versions of Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan and Andrew Garfield looked and sounded just like them and were able to carry the beginning of the film. As others noted, Garfield also really stood out for me and his character moved me.
I recommend "Never Let Me Go" because of the high quality of film-making. The science fiction elements are rather subtle so it's more for fans of romantic dramas, but it's an interesting enough film that it can cross into most genres.