Adrift in Soho (2018)

London's Soho district in 1959. Through the eyes of a group of friends with a Bolex camera and counting on the experience of some seasoned observers a secret society is unveiled.

Director:

Pablo Behrens

Writers:

Pablo Behrens, Colin Wilson (novel)

Stars:

Owen Drake, Caitlin Harris, Chris Wellington

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Owen Drake	...	Harry Preston
Caitlin Harris	...	Doreen
Chris Wellington	...	James Compton-Street
Emily Seale-Jones	...	Jo
Angus Howard	...	Marcus
Lauren Harris	...	Myra
Olly Warrington	...	Marty
William Chubb	...	The Count
William Jessop	...	The Artist
Martin Calcroft	...	Ironfoot Jack
Warwick Evans	...	Raoul Montauban
Anthony Burrows	...	Free Cinema Filmmaker
Hayley Considine	...	Poetry Reader
Adei Bundy	...	Woman in Cafe
Lara Graham	...	Burlesque Dancer

Storyline

A young philosopher from the provinces arrives in the London district of Soho sometime in the late Fifties. He befriends James Compton-Street a Soho lifer who knows what it takes to survive in one of the most challenging areas of the city. Through James, Harry meets a myriad of strange, unusual local characters whom he studies for a book he is writing. Harry also meets a group of film-makers who are putting together a documentary about Soho. Through the eyes of a budding philosopher and the camera lens of a group of film-makers the audience takes a look at the people and the lifestyles that shaped a social ghetto in the 1950s but that would also give the new generation a springboard to change the world only a few years later. Everyone knows now about the Sixties revolution but it was in Soho in 1959 that the seeds of the Sixties were sown. Where it all began.

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Plot Keywords:

soho london | england uk | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 November 2018 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Southwark Bridge, London, England

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Burning Films, Messina High Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Two of the biggest fog machines in existence were used for the exterior fog sequences that could be referred to as 'the foggiest nights in British cinema'. The director wanted the fog to become another character in the movie and the main 'Soho street' where the machines were used created the feeling of a time tunnel that tele-transported the characters from the past into the film set.

User Reviews

Avoid

This film is a clumsy, ugly adaptation of a beautiful, vivacious book. The story and characters, Soho circa late 1950's, are infinitely cinematic on the page of Colin Wilson's book yet paradoxically this film is devoid of any discernible atmosphere and the story is delivered with absolutely no performance value, the cast are possibly the most inept ensemble ever seen. The cause of Free Cinema is hitched to the narrative, it seems the director misconstrues this as a license to make a bad film, which is exactly what this sprawling, inarticulate mess is.