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The Arbor

  • 2010
  • Unrated
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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The Arbor (2010)
The Arbor revisits the Buttershaw Estate where Andrea Dunbar grew up, thirty years on from her original play, telling the powerful true story of the playwright and her daughter Lorraine.
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Portrayal of the late Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar.Portrayal of the late Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar.Portrayal of the late Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar.

  • Director
    • Clio Barnard
  • Stars
    • Manjinder Virk
    • Christine Bottomley
    • Natalie Gavin
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    2.1K
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    • Director
      • Clio Barnard
    • Stars
      • Manjinder Virk
      • Christine Bottomley
      • Natalie Gavin
    • 15User reviews
    • 58Critic reviews
    • 88Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 8 wins & 26 nominations total

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    Kate Rutter and Natalie Gavin in The Arbor (2010)
    Manjinder Virk as Lorraine Dunbar in The Arbor.
    Manjinder Virk as Lorraine Dunbar in The Arbor.
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    Manjinder Virk (Lorraine Dunbar) and Christine Bottomley (Lisa Dunbar) in THE ARBOR
    Manjinder Virk as Lorraine Dunbar (The ARBOR)

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    Manjinder Virk
    Manjinder Virk
    • Lorraine Dunbar
    Christine Bottomley
    Christine Bottomley
    • Lisa Thompson
    Natalie Gavin
    Natalie Gavin
    • The Girl
    Parvani Lingiah
    • Young Lorraine
    Danny Webb
    Danny Webb
    • Max Stafford-Clark…
    Kate Rutter
    Kate Rutter
    • The Mother
    Liam Price
    • Billy
    Robert Haythorne
    • Fred
    Josh Brown
    • Policeman
    Gary Whitaker
    • Self
    Jamie Timlin
    • Self
    Jimi Mistry
    Jimi Mistry
    • Yousaf
    Robert Emms
    Robert Emms
    • Young David
    Kathryn Pogson
    Kathryn Pogson
    • Pamela Dunbar
    Jonathan Jaynes
    Jonathan Jaynes
    • David Dunbar
    Richard Dunbar
    • Peter
    Scott Brandon
    • Chris
    Anne-Marie Barwell
    • Gemma Norman
    • Director
      • Clio Barnard
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    • Trivia
      There was some controversy when the film won the Best New Documentary Filmmaker at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2010 as some members of the jury were unsure whether it qualified as a documentary or not.
    • Connections
      Featured in Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Kerb Crawler
      Written by Lesley Woods

      Performed by Au Pairs

      Licensed courtesy of Au Pairs

    User reviews15

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    6/10
    Interesting experiment
    The Arbor is a very interesting movie . Unique in the way it is filmed , with actors lip sinking the words of real people who are being interviewed about the life of playwright , Andrea Dunbar.

    The only work that i have seen of Andrea Dunbar is ' Rita , Sue and Bob too ' a bawdy drama from the 80's. I had no idea the writer if this film lead such a tragic life and that her children suffered so badly too.

    While i admire the way this film is made and the obvious skill of the actors and director , i'm still not sure this film totally works. I struggled at times to stay with this movie and i feel it would have benefited from being half an hour shorter.

    The Arbor is an experiment that has too much going on for my liking but well done to Clio Barnard for attempting such an ambitious project.
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    • valleyjohn
    • Jun 16, 2011

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    • Release date
      • April 25, 2010 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Арбор
    • Filming locations
      • Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Artangel Media
      • UK Film Council
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $21,620
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,638
      • May 1, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $126,182
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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