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91Èȱ¬ Films' Red Road and Fast
Food Nation selected for Cannes competition
For the first time, two films backed by 91Èȱ¬ Films will screen in competition at the Cannes International Film Festival in May.
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Oscar-winning British filmmaker Andrea Arnold (Wasp) makes her
feature debut with Red Road, a UK Film Council,
Scottish Screen, Glasgow Film Office and 91Èȱ¬ Films in association
with Zoma Films, and Verve Pictures presentation of a Sigma /Zentropa Entertainments5
Production.
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Written and directed by Arnold, Red Road stars Kate Dickie, Tony
Curran,
Martin Compston and Natalie Press in the story of a CCTV operator, Jackie,
who watches over her small part of the world, an anonymous protector of its
inhabitants.
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One day Jackie recognises a man on her monitor whom
she had hoped never to see again. Unable to turn away, and in pursuit
of resolution, she feels compelled to track him down.
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Red Road is produced by Carrie Comerford; Executive Producers
are Gillian
Berrie, Sisse Graum Jorgensen, Paul
Trijbits, Claire Chapman, Lenny
Crooks and David M Thompson.
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Verve Pictures will release the film
in the UK in October.
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Renowned American director Richard Linklater joins forces with
British producer Jeremy
Thomas for Fast Food Nation, starring Catalina
Sandino Moreno, Greg Kinnear, Ethan
Hawke, Kris Kristofferson, Patricia
Arquette and
Avril Lavigne.
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The screenplay is by Eric Schlosser and
Richard Linklater. Fast Food Nation is a Jeremy Thomas
presentation in association with Hanway Films, Participant Productions
and 91Èȱ¬ Films of a Recorded Picture Company production.
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The producers
are Jeremy Thomas and Malcolm McLaren with Executive
Producers
Jeff Skoll, Ricky Strauss, Chris
Salvaterra, Ed Saxon, Peter
Watson,
Eric Schlosser and David
M Thompson.
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'The Big One' is the latest burger
from fast-food chain Mickey's and it's turning out to be
their most successful product yet.
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However, there's something strange
in the meat - so company man
Don is sent down to Cody, Colorado to investigate the
local meat packing plant where 'The
Big Ones' for America are made.
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Meanwhile, Amber, a local teenage
girl who works behind the counter of the local Mickey's
outlet, is scared to death because there have been
a series of mysterious robberies at the other fast food
restaurants in the area.
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But when she discovers the whole truth about fast food chains like Mickey's,
Amber and her friends come up with their own radical plan to stop America
becoming a Fast Food Nation.
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David M Thompson, Head of 91Èȱ¬ Films, said: "This is
the first time we've had two films in the main competition at Cannes
and we're obviously delighted.
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"This
is a testament to our films' continued impact on the international stage.
Cannes is a particularly competitive festival, with literally thousands
of films vying for a place, so it's a special honour.
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"Particularly
pleasing is the fact that these two films represent so well our
aim both to champion new talent and to invest in established names.
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"Richard Linklater is a remarkable film maker, with an amazing range and this
film is about a very important international subject.
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"And we're thrilled
that Andrea Arnold, a first time British feature director, should be
honoured in this way. It is unusual for a first film to be selected
for competition. Her film is one of the most striking debuts I've
ever seen."
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