British drama film
Unicorns Directed by Written by James Krishna Floyd Produced by Starring
Ben Hardy
Jason Patel
Sagar Radia
Ali Afzal
Nisha Nayar
Val The Brown Queen
Cinematography David Raedeker Edited by Iain Kitching Music by Stuart Earl Production companies
Distributed by Release dates
September 8, 2023 (2023-09-08 ) (TIFF )
July 5, 2024 (2024-07-05 ) (United Kingdom)
Running time
119 minutes Countries
United Kingdom
United States
Sweden
Language English
Unicorns is a drama film directed by Sally El Hosaini and James Krishna Floyd , released on July 5, 2024.[1] [2] . The film stars Ben Hardy as Luke, a single father and mechanic who is forced to rethink his sexual identity when he unexpectedly falls in love with Aysha (Jason Patel), a drag queen .[3]
A coproduction of companies from the United Kingdom, the United States and Sweden, the film was written by Floyd, and marks his directorial debut .
The film premiered in the Special Presentations program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival .[4]
Ben Hardy
Jason Patel
Hannah Onslow
Nisha Nayar
Michael Karim
Sagar Radia
Ravin J Ganatra
Ali Afzal
Val The Brown Queen
Jaimie Tank
Anthony Pius
Saba Shiraz
Miss Jalebi Bebe
Adeel Ahmed
Grant Davis
Madelyn Smedley
Kate Lindsey
Dan Linney
Karen Sampford
Angela Phinnimore
Karen Bartholomew
Jenny O'Leary
Taylor Sullivan
Aqeel Torres
References [ edit ]
^ Melanie Goodfellow and Andreas Wiseman, "Sally El Hosaini, James Krishna Floyd’s New Feature ‘Unicorns’ To Shoot This Fall, Ben Hardy To Co-Star; Maven Screen Media & Chromatic Aberration To Produce" . Deadline Hollywood , August 4, 2022.
^ Tabberer, Jamie (5 July 2024). "Unicorns: Ben Hardy and Jason Patel on 'cross cultural romance' film about a straight man falling for a drag queen" . Attitude . Retrieved 5 July 2024 .
^ Andreas Wiseman, "‘12 Years A Slave’ & ‘Brokeback Mountain’ Outfit River Road Joins Identity Drama ‘Unicorns’; First Look Revealed With CAA Handling At EFM" . Deadline Hollywood , February 10, 2023.
^ Anthony D'Alessandro, "TIFF Lineup Unveiled Amid Strikes: Awards Contenders 'Dumb Money', 'The Holdovers', 'Rustin'; Starry Pics For Sale With Scarlett Johansson, Kate Winslet, Michael Keaton, Viggo Mortensen & More" . Deadline Hollywood , July 24, 2023.
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