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Disillusioned working-class teenager Mona forms a close friendship with Tamsin, a wealthy girl neglected by her parents and troubled by her sister's death. Their bond develops into an intense, secret affair, provoking a violent reaction in Mona's devoutly religious ex-convict brother. Drama based on Helen Cross's novel, starring Nathalie Press, Emily Blunt and Paddy Considine
2004
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General
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
Natalie Press
(Actor)
.. Mona
Emily Blunt
(Actor)
.. Tamsin
Paddy Considine
(Actor)
.. Phil
Dean Andrews
(Actor)
.. Ricky
Michelle Byrne
(Actor)
.. Ricky's wife
Paul Antony-Barber
(Actor)
.. Tamsin's father
Lynette Edwards
(Actor)
.. Tamsin's mother
Kathryn Sumner
(Actor)
.. Sadie
Paul Pawlikowski
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Natalie Press
(Actor)
.. Mona
Emily Blunt
(Actor)
.. Tamsin
Born:
February 23, 1983
in
Roehampton
Best Known For:
A number of Hollywood films.
Early-life:
Emily Olivia Leah Blunt was born in Roehampton on February 23, 1983 to Joanna and Oliver. She has a brother, Sebastian, and two sisters, Felicity and Suzanna. She studied drama for two years at Hurtwood House boarding school and it was while she was starring in a school play in August 2000 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival that she was spotted by an agent. He helped her win a part opposite Judi Dench in Peter Hall's 2001 production of The Royal Family. A year later, she played Juliet in Romeo and Juliet at the Chichester Festival.
Career:
Blunt made her TV debut in 2003 in Boudica, and in the same year, she starred on the small screen in two-part drama Henry VIII. She received praise for her performance in the critically acclaimed low-budget British film My Summer of Love and won a Golden Globe for her role in Stephen Poliakoff's TV drama Gideon's Daughter. Her rise to international prominence began in 2006 when she starred on the big screen opposite Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway in The Devil Wears Prada. Notable films since then have included Charlie Wilson, The Young Victoria, Gnomeo & Juliet, The Adjustment Bureau, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, The Muppets, The Five-Year Engagement, Looper and Edge of Tomorrow.
Quote:
'I'm fascinated by human behaviour. People surprise me all the time. And I love being able to morph into different characters.'
Trivia:
Blunt's sister, Felicity, is married to her Devil Wears Prada co-star Stanley Tucci.
Paddy Considine
(Actor)
.. Phil
Best Known For:
Playing an ill-fated journalist in The Bourne Ultimatum
Early-life:
Born Patrick George Considine in Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire on September 5, 1973. Paddy grew up on a council estate. In 1990, after enrolling for a National Diploma in Performing Arts at Burton College, he met film-maker Shane Meadows. Paddy went on to study photography at the University of Brighton, where he gained a first-class degree, but returned to acting when Meadows cast him in his 1999 movie A Room For Romeo Brass.
Career:
Considine went on to make an impact in the United States thanks to the movies 24 Hour Party People, and In America. In 2004, he co-wrote Meadows' film Dead Man's Shoes, and Ron Howard cast him opposite Russell Crowe in period boxing epic Cinderella Man. In the years since Considine has starred in a mix of critically acclaimed projects, including The Bourne Ultimatum, Hot Fuzz, The World's End, Submarine, and The Double. He's also an accomplished director, with the BAFTA-winning short film Dog Altogether paving the way for critically acclaimed feature Tyrannosaur. That picked up a string of awards around the world, including the BAFTA for Outstanding debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.
Quote:
"Who doesn't grow up with violence? It's there. It's imminent. You can nip down the Co-op for a pint of milk and get your face kicked in."
Trivia:
Considine was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome in 2011. He still lives in Burton upon Trent.
Dean Andrews
(Actor)
.. Ricky
Born:
August 06, 1963
in
Rotherham
Best Known For:
Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes.
Early-life:
Dean was born in Rotherham on August 6, 1963. His parents were publicans. He spent 20 years singing at holiday resorts and on cruise ships before his big break came when he successfully auditioned for a part in Ken Loach's The Navigators (2001), a film set in Sheffield.
Career:
Andrews went on to pick up guest roles in the likes of Buried, Clocking Off, No Angels, Casualty, Wire in the Blood and Shameless before landing his dream part as Ray Carling in the critically acclaimed Life on Mars. He played Carling in two series of Life on Mars and three series of spin-off show Ashes to Ashes. Since then, Andrews has rarely been off TV screens. He has starred in Marchlands, The Case, Being Eileen, Vera and Last Tango in Halifax.
Quote:
'I've been so lucky in my career as I was a late starter and I owe it all to film director Ken Loach.'
Trivia:
In 2013, he got to sing in his first stage play, Victoria Wood's That Day We Sang at the Royal Exchange in Manchester.
Michelle Byrne
(Actor)
.. Ricky's wife
Paul Antony-Barber
(Actor)
.. Tamsin's father
Lynette Edwards
(Actor)
.. Tamsin's mother
Kathryn Sumner
(Actor)
.. Sadie
Paul Pawlikowski
(Director)
