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The Hide
Released: 03/06/2009
ICA, London
The hide is a wooden shed in the Suffolk mudflat, where Roy the twitcher and a sinister character called Dave happen to meet and swap life life stories. An intense and weighty tone framed by a small-scale set make this thriller hugely compelling and something of a visual treat.
For more information visit:
http://www.thehidethemovie.com/
Buy:
http://www.ica.org.uk/The%20Hide+20089.twl
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The Times“It’s a crude but enthralling duel with shades of Peter Schaffers Sleut...” Alex MacQueen is an anally retentive ornithologist armed with chicken-paste sandwiches and beef tea. Philip Campbell is a menacing northern yob with a gun...
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The Independent“First-time director Marek Losey controls the atmosphere rigorously...” Whitnall has a good ear for the uneasy bravado, and the offence too easily taken, of British men obliged to pass the time together...
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The Telegraph“Addictive stuff... ” The dialogue is wonderful – "They've absolutely devastated Newquay" bleats Macqueen in an indignant rant about surfers, and fans of obscure collective nouns ("a deceit of lapwings"?) are in for a treat...
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Channel4 Film“A play adaptation that exceeds boundaries and defies expectations... ” The characters and deadpan dialogue make it feel, at first, like a 'Fast Show' sketch, or a well-honed improvisation, with Alex MacQueen so exact in his role as fusty, uptight bird twitcher Roy Tunt that he plays out every cliche of the type...
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