Away (2016 film)

2016 British film

Away

Official release poster

Directed by| David Blair
Written by| Roger Hadfield
Produced by|

* Richard Turner
* Michael Knowles
* Terry Stone

Starring|

* Timothy Spall
* Juno Temple
* Matt Ryan
* Hayley Squires
* Joanna Roth
* Susan Lynch
* Terry Stone
* Tony Pitts

Cinematography| Felix Wiedemann
Edited by| Kate Baird
Music by| Anne Dudley

Production
companies

* Gateway Films
* Ratio Film

Distributed by| 101 Films

Release dates

* 22 June 2016 (2016-06-22) (Edinburgh)
* 8 May 2017 (2017-05-08) (United Kingdom)

Running time

| 105 minutes
Country| United Kingdom
Language| English

Away is a 2016 British drama film directed by David Blair and starring Timothy Spall and Juno Temple.[1]

The film premiered at the 2016 Edinburgh International Film Festival.[2] It was released in the United Kingdom digitally on 8 May 2017 by 101 Films and on DVD on 15 May 2017 by Metrodome.[3][4]

## Premise

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In Blackpool, an unlikely friendship blossoms between a lonely, suicidal widower and a young woman trying to escape an abusive ex-boyfriend.

## Cast

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* Timothy Spall as Joseph
* Juno Temple as Ria
* Matt Ryan as Dex
* Susan Lynch as Angie
* Hayley Squires as Kaz
* Tony Pitts as Col
* Terry Stone as landlord

## Reception

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Stephen Carty of Radio Times awarded the film two stars out of five.[5]

### Critical response

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On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 60% based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 5.5/10.[6]

## References

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1. ^ Ritman, Alex (24 February 2015). "Timothy Spall, Juno Temple Heading 'Away' Together". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
2. ^ Rosser, Michael (25 May 2016). "Edinburgh International Film Festival unveils 2016 line-up". Screen Daily. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
3. ^ "Win Away on DVD". HeyUGuys. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
4. ^ "Away [DVD]". Amazon. United Kingdom. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
5. ^ Carty, Stephen. "Away". Radio Times. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
6. ^ "Away". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2 January 2020.

## External links

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* Away at IMDb
* Away at Rotten Tomatoes

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