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The Arbor

  • 2010
  • Unrated
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
2.2K
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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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BiographyDocumentaryDrama

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
    2.2K
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    • Director
      • Clio Barnard
    • Stars
      • Manjinder Virk
      • Christine Bottomley
      • Natalie Gavin
    • 15User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
    • 88Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 8 wins & 26 nominations total

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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
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    User reviews15

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    10/10

    Powerful

    I loved everything about this sad film.

    The technique of post syncing shouldn't have worked, nor the acting of the play on the streets either, but they really do.

    The pacing of the original interviews is very interesting,very steady. There is something marvellous about the way the accents are subtly yet profoundly different from those that actors generally impose, and knowing that these voices are those of the actual people was very moving.

    Seeing the real people in what would normally have been flashback but in this case is views into a previous documentary really worked.

    This is a very powerful story of a tragedy with very little joy. When I see Rita, Sue and Bob Too again, one of my favourite films and one that puts most other working class depictions into a cocked hat, I wonder what my mood will be.
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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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