A BANQUET
by Ruth Paxton
synopsis
Widowed mother Holly is radically tested when her teenage daughter Betsey experiences a profound enlightenment and insists that her body is no longer her own, but in service to a higher power. Bound to her newfound faith Betsey refuses to eat, but loses no weight. In an agonising dilemma torn between love and fear, Holly is forced to confront the boundaries of her own beliefs.
original title: | A Banquet |
country: | United Kingdom |
sales agent: | HanWay Films |
year: | 2021 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Ruth Paxton |
film run: | 97' |
screenplay: | Justin Bull |
cast: | Sienna Guillory, Jessica Alexander, Ruby Stokes, Lindsay Duncan, Kaine Zajaz, Richard Keep |
cinematography by: | David Liddell |
film editing: | Mátyás Fekete |
art director: | Sofia Stocco |
costumes designer: | Kirsty Halliday |
music: | Cj Mirra |
producer: | Nik Bower, Leonora Darby, James Harris, Mark Lane, Laure Vaysse |
executive producer: | Jeremy Baxter, Patrick Fischer, Richard Kondal, Deepak Nayar |
line producer: | Jessica Ostler |
production: | Tea Shop and Film Company |