UNA
synopsis
Una, based on David Harrower's play 'Blackbird', follows a young woman’s journey to reclaim her past. Fifteen years earlier, Una ran away with an older man, Ray, a crime for which he was arrested and imprisoned. When she comes across a photo of him in a trade magazine, Una tracks him down and turns up at his workplace. Her abrupt arrival threatens to destroy Ray’s new life and derail her stability. Unspoken secrets and buried memories surface as Una and Ray sift through the wreckage of the past. Their confrontation raises unanswered questions and unresolved longings. It will shake them both to the core. Una gazes into the heart of a devastating form of love and asks if redemption is possible.
international title: | Una |
original title: | Una |
working title: | Blackbird |
country: | United Kingdom, United States, Canada |
sales agent: | WestEnd Films |
year: | 2016 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Benedict Andrews |
film run: | 94' |
screenplay: | David Harrower |
cast: | Rooney Mara, Ben Mendelsohn, Riz Ahmed |
cinematography by: | Thimios Bakatakis |
film editing: | Nick Fenton |
art director: | Fiona Crombie |
costumes designer: | Steven Noble |
music: | Jed Kurzel |
producer: | Maya Amsellem, Jean Doumanian, Patrick Daly |
production: | Film4, WestEnd Films, Bron Studios [CA], Jean Doumanian Productions [US] |
backing: | Creative Scotland |