7 Lives (2011)

Tom, a married man with kids, is struggling at work when a client tries to seduce him with promises of a 'more exciting life'. On his way home one night he gets attacked by a gang of ... See full summary »

Director:

Paul Wilkins

Writer:

Paul Wilkins (screenplay)

Stars:

Danny Dyer, Les Allen, Kate Ashfield

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Danny Dyer	...	Tom
Les Allen	...	Keith's Opponent
Kate Ashfield	...	Cynthia
Conrad Asquith	...	Joe
Julien Ball	...	Doctor
Nick Brimble	...	Ted
Theo Barklem-Biggs	...	Kid
Martin Compston	...	Rory
Craig Conway	...	Keith
Jane Copland	...	Answerphone
Michael Elwyn	...	Brian
Michael Kofi	...	Max
Helen George	...	Valerie
Tom Goodman-Hill	...	Peter
Martin Hancock	...	Beggar

Storyline

Tom, a married man with kids, is struggling at work when a client tries to seduce him with promises of a 'more exciting life'. On his way home one night he gets attacked by a gang of hoodies and falls into a parallel world where he lives 5 other lives including a Rock-Star, a Homeless person and the 'hoody' that attacked him. These lives help him to re-evaluate his priorities and values but in order to get home he must face some of his deepest desires and fears. Will he make it home or is the grass greener on the other side?

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Plot Keywords:

married man | married with children | parallel world | rock star | homeless man | 

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Taglines:

Which life would you choose?

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Genres:

Fantasy | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Surf Durge
Written by Garo Nahoulakian, Nick Fowler, Andrew Mitchell, Oliver Ralfe
Performed by Garo Nahoulakian, Nick Fowler, Andrew Mitchell, Oliver Ralfe

User Reviews

Watchable, but a little confusing

I watched this movie yesterday. Not a bad movie at all.

After the first 10 minutes or so, it catches your attention. In fact, you'll be asking yourself 'what is going on?' throughout most of the movie. It is a little confusing, perhaps watching it a second or a third time would answer a few questions. But I think (and most viewers too) I won't spend more time with, it is worth watching once, not more.

Different characters repeat the same phrases in different occasions, I couldn't help but compare this to 'Cloud Atlas', only in a different (much lower) level. Perhaps this adds some interest to the story, I think this makes it a little more confusing. See for yourself.

Overall, '7 Lives' is not a masterpiece, far from it, but it is watchable - if you have 99 minutes to spend.

Details

Country:

UK

Release Date:

7 October 2011 (UK)

Box Office

Budget:

$2,500 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$51

Company Credits

Production Co:

Starfish Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1