Synopsis
The last night of a friendship and an explosion of new youth culture: a British music drama with a touch of Trainspotting has the screen booming. 1994 in a grey Scottish provincial town. Johnno and Spanner are hooked on beats. Every new techno track is celebrated by the two friends and recorded off the radio. Their lives are at the crossroads: while Johnno, whose stepfather’s a policeman, is moving to a new town with his family, Spanner, who lives with his criminal brother, faces an uncertain future. An illegal rave offers one last night of anarchy and freedom.
Bio
BRIAN WELSH (*1981) studied at the National Film and Television School in England and presented his debut Kin in 2009. He‘s made a series of TV films and won an Emmy for an episode of Black Mirror. Beats is his second feature film.
Info
Original Title: Beats
International Title: Beats
Category: Feature
Section: Kaleidoskop
Version & Subtitles: English OV with German subtitles
Director: Brian Welsh
Screenplay: Keiran Hurley, Brian Welsh
Cast/Protagonists: Christian Ortega, Lorn MacDonald, Laura Fraser, Brian Ferguson, Ross Mann, Gemma McElhinney, Amy Manson, Rachel Jackson, Neil Leiper, Kevin Mains, Stephen McCole, Josh Whitelaw, Ryan Fletcher, Patrick McAlindon, Martin Donaghy
Production country: United Kingdom
Year of Production: 2019
Length: 98 min
Producer: Camilla Bray
Production company: Rosetta Productions
Cinematography: Ben Kracun
Editor: Robin Hill
Music: Keith McIvor, Stephen Hindman, Penelope Trappes
Production Design: Victor Molero, Stephen Mason
World Sales: Elodie Dupont, Altitude Film Entertainment
