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1997(1st) ~ 2024(28th)
Off the Fantastic
Pat HOLDEN
UK2009 105 min 35mm C Asian Premiere
Awaydays is about a 19-year-old boy who weathers the stormiest year of his youth. It is 1979 in the northwest of England. Paul CARTY (Nicky BELL) has been living with his taciturn father and affectionate sister Molly. He is a handsome but shy boy who only cares about clubs, records and football. But his peaceful life is shaken when he meets a boy called Elvis (Liam BOYLE). He shows Carty the world of drugs, fighting and sex, which turns Carty"s life into chaos. Based on the bestselling novel by writer Kevin SAMPSON, Awaydays gives us a deep insight into the youths of England in the late 1970s when hooligans were at their height. The beauty of this film is the feast of rock n" roll music from the 1970s and 1980s such as Joy Division, The Cure, Ultravox and Echo & The Bunnymen. (LEE Hwa Jeong)
Born in 1965. Ater graduation. he started as a writer at London ad agencies, which led to directing commercials. He made several short films and D.I.Y Hard (2002) won a BAFTA in 2003. Feature debut with The Long Weekend (2005) and Awaydays (2008) is second feature film.