Set The Thames On Fire - Film - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

Set The Thames On Fire. Dickie (Noel Fielding)

Genre

Film

Released

2016

Stars

Michael Winder, Max Bennett, Noel Fielding, Sally Phillips, Lily Loveless, Sadie Frost, Gerard McDermott, David Hoyle and more

Writer

Al Joshua

Director

Ben Charles Edwards

Producers

Sadie Frost, Emma Comley, Anna Smith Tenser and Andrew Green

Company

Set The Thames On Fire is a dark comedy fantasy film about two boys, Art and Sal, who fall through the clockwork of a grotesque, nightmare London, and together endeavour to survive, escape and perhaps find hope.

Art, a struggling piano player and Sal, a compulsive liar, embark on a string of ludicrous escapades through a dystopian London, ruled over by a grotesque and tyrannical Impresario. Plagued by unease and discomfort, their friendship strengthens their resolve to escape the oppressive regime. On their adventures they encounter a deranged Magician, an anarchist witch and The Impresario's twisted right-hand man leading to a final showdown with the despotic ruler himself.

Additional details

Tagline

Through Hell and high water

UK certificate

15

Duration

90 minutes

UK release

Friday 16th September 2016

Produced

2015

UK premiere

Wednesday 14th September 2016, Picturehouse Central, London

Production

Studio

Picture

Colour