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The Pass

  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
4K
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Russell Tovey and Arinzé Kene in The Pass (2016)
The story of three very different nights over 10 years in the life of a Premier League Footballer. Jason (Russell Tovey) is at the beginning of his career, and on the night before his first big international match he and long-time friend and team-mate Ade (Arinze Kene) share a hotel room, trying to beat the inevitable pre-match tensions with locker-room banter and teenage high-jinks. Out of nowhere Jason kisses Ade. The emotional repercussions of this pass, and the decisions that follow on and off the pitch, have a major impact on every aspect of the public and private lives of both men across the next decade, in a sporting world where image is everything.
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A romantic interaction between two young footballers profoundly affects one of them throughout the rest of his life and career.A romantic interaction between two young footballers profoundly affects one of them throughout the rest of his life and career.A romantic interaction between two young footballers profoundly affects one of them throughout the rest of his life and career.

  • Director
    • Ben A. Williams
  • Writer
    • John Donnelly
  • Stars
    • Russell Tovey
    • Arinzé Kene
    • Lisa McGrillis
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ben A. Williams
    • Writer
      • John Donnelly
    • Stars
      • Russell Tovey
      • Arinzé Kene
      • Lisa McGrillis
    • 41User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

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    Russell Tovey
    Russell Tovey
    • Jason
    Arinzé Kene
    Arinzé Kene
    • Ade
    • (as Arinze Kene)
    Lisa McGrillis
    Lisa McGrillis
    • Lyndsey
    Nico Mirallegro
    Nico Mirallegro
    • Harry
    Rory J Saper
    Rory J Saper
    • Bellboy
    • (as Rory Saper)
    Danielle Meehan
    Danielle Meehan
    • Voice Artist
    • (voice)
    Jonathan Fitzmaurice
    • Voice Artist
    • (voice)
    Jonathan Gaida
    • Voice Artist
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Ben A. Williams
    • Writer
      • John Donnelly(screenplay by)
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    • Trivia
      Russell Tovey played Jason in the original play, which was performed in Royal Court Theatre in 2014.
    • Goofs
      Horsing around on a bed, Ade holds down Jason's head and shoulder to the pillow, but the camera change at 14:48 shows Ade holding down both of Jason's wrists overhead against the headboard instead.
    • Quotes

      Jason: If I need a wife and kid... yeah, if I need to fuck a woman... or a man... you know what, or a fucking apricot for that matter, then that's what I do.

    • Connections
      Featured in The EE British Academy Film Awards (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Look Out
      Music and words by James Vincent McMorrow
      Performed by James Vincent McMorrow

    User reviews41

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    Incredible acting
    This was such a pleasant surprise. I truly did not know anything other than this being an LGBT- film, and boy was it more than that. It's not exactly an LGBT romance film, and surely not one of a couple blossoming. Instead, it's a quiet heavy and quiet dark character study of one broken man. Arinzé Kene is very good and I hope this helps him get more roles, but it's truly Russell Tovey's film and he delivers. I thought he was quite good in Looking, but I never knew he would be possible of the deeper places he goes to here. It's an incredibly performance that should stand as one of the year's best.
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    • Red_Identity
    • May 30, 2017

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    • Release date
      • May 8, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Пас
    • Filming locations
      • Beaconsfield Film Studios, Station Road, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK(on location)
    • Production company
      • Toledo Productions
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $58,755
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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