Starring
Maxine Peake as Fanny Lye
Charles Dance as John Lye
Freddie Fox as Thomas Ashbury
Tanya Reynolds as Rebecca Henshaw
Zak Adams as Arthur Lye
Peter McDonald as The High Sheriff for the Council of State
Written & Directed by Thomas Clay
Produced by Zorana Piggott, Robert Cannan, Philippe Bober, Michel Merkt & Joseph Lang
Executive Producers Thomas Clay, Lizzie Francke, Celine Haddad, Richard Holmes
Director of Photography Giorgos Arvanitis, afc, gsc
Production Designer Nenad Pecur
Costume Designer Michael O’Connor
Music by Thomas Clay
AWARD WINNER - BREAKTHROUGH COMPOSER OF THE YEAR 2020 - INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS’ ASSOCIATION
96% on Rotten Tomatoes (Dec 2020)
“Unforgettable... Clay deserves major recognition… a powerhouse filmmaker.”
— Film Threat
“A cult classic of mead and mayhem.”
— RTE
“Remarkable and potent.”
— The i
“Certain to achieve the same cult status [as] Barry Lyndon… A meticulous work.”
— Screen Daily
“Destined to be regarded as a classic.”
— Eye on Film
“Blisteringly cathartic.”
— Empire
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