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A young Russian mother along with her son, Artiom, arrives in England to join her fiance. When he doesn't appear she is left with no option but to claim political asylum. They are both taken to a holding centre in a seaside resort and whilst there she meets with Alfie, an amusement centre manager...

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ProducerChristopher Collins, Ruth Caleb

EAN5021866201306

eBay Product ID (ePID)3947659

Product Key Features

ActorDina Korzun, Perry Benson, Daniel Mobey, Lindsay Honey, Marcus Redwood, Zoe Sharpe, Bruce Byron, Artyom Strelnikov, David Auker, Jim Trevellyan, Adrian Scarborough, Katie Drinkwater, Paddy Considine, Dave Bean

Film/TV TitleLast Resort

DirectorPaul Pavlikovsky

LanguageEnglish

Run Time75 Mins

Aspect Ratio1.85 Wide Screen\16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

FormatDVD

Release Year2001

FeaturesDirectors Commentary\Deleted Scenes\Filmography\Theatrical Trailer, Widescreen

GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate15

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

ComposerMax de Wardener, Rowan Olivier

Production DesignerTom Bowyer

ReviewsNew York Times - ...[Pawlikowski] balances the harsh naturalism his story demands with an almost romantic sense of visual beauty..., Sight and Sound - ...Strikingly filmed....Eloquent in its simplicity....A most bracing breath of fresh air for British cinema..., Total Film - ...A deft character study....Visually, LAST RESORT has the capacity to let you see England with new eyes....Moving...

Additional InformationLAST RESORT, directed by Pawel Pawlikowski, tells the story of a young Russian woman who travels to an unfamiliar country to reunite with her fiance, but instead finds herself in the midst of a waking nightmare. When Tanya (Dina Korzun) lands in England along with her 10-year-old son, Artiom (Artiom Strelnikov), she is crushed to discover that her soon-to-be-husband is nowhere to be found. Confused and ignorant, she naively asks the government for asylum and becomes a refugee in a dead-end coastal resort that is full of bewildered immigrants like her. Unfortunately, by the time she realizes that she's made a mistake, bureaucratic paperwork has already ensured that she must stay locked inside the walls of the barren dumping grounds for an indefinite period. Struggling to make ends meet, Tanya befriends a charming arcade manager, Alfie (Paddy Considine), while Artiom learns the ins and outs of vandalism. When it finally becomes clear to Tanya that she is only setting herself up for another heartbreak, she is forced to make a difficult decision that will affect the lives of everyone involved. Pawlikowski's bittersweet, inspiring love story, which blends documentary techniques with a dreamlike atmosphere, features a mesmerizing performance from the luminous Korzun.

Executive ProducerDavid M. Thompson, Alex Holmes

ScreenwriterPaul Pawlikowski

Costume DesignerJulian Day

Sound sourceDolby Digital 2.0

Format DescriptionDVD 5

Movie/TV TitleLast Resort

EditorDavid Charap

Director of PhotographyRyszard Lenczewski