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Bypass (2014)

Tim is a good kid. Tim is a criminal.

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Duane Hopkins

Writer:

Duane Hopkins
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Credited cast:
George MacKay ... Tim
Ben Dilloway ... Greg (as Benjamin Dilloway)
Charlotte Spencer ... Lilly
Donald Sumpter ... Grandfather
Matt Cross Matt Cross ... Lester
Anton Saunders ... Fence
Lara Peake ... Helen
Arabella Arnott Arabella Arnott ... Mum
Chanel Cresswell ... Emily
Barry Ward ... New Supplier
Nicola Stapleton ... Samantha - Post Office Cashier
Andre Squire Andre Squire ... Gang
Adam Astill ... Hospital Doctor
Jason Bytheway Jason Bytheway ... Bailiff
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alan Billingham Alan Billingham ... Hospital Patient
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Tim is a good kid. Tim is a criminal.

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Drama | Thriller

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Director Duane Hopkins started work on this film while making his first feature film Better Things. The starting point was the question 'Is morality a luxury?'. See more »

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Bypass, worth pulling over for..
11 June 2015 | by claire-77021See all my reviews

Is morality a luxury? Bypass provides the platform to reflect upon this. It's a film that at the moment may only be liked if the 'in crowd' say it's cool. It is cool. It's one of those films that in twenty years time film tutors will automatically suggest their more insightful students watch but why wait? It not only washes the viewer into its own world beautifully by its striking cinematography and sound score that slow dive may gleefully dive towards but more importantly it enables its viewer to think. It enables its viewer to ask why. It enables and instigates its viewer to empathize, really empathize, not feel moved then ten minutes out of the cinema lose the feeling and never remember why. Maybe that's too easy, maybe that's what society wants now, quick bursts of highs and lows with no consequence. Every action, even no action brings reaction. The question is, why aren't we pulling over and is morality a luxury? Personally I thought this film was one of the most important I've had the luxury of seeing for quite some time.


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Country:

UK | Sweden

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 May 2015 (UK) See more »

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1.85 : 1
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