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Heartless (Original title)
Dates: 2009 (Copyright), 21 May 2010 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Philip Ridley

Synopsis: Horror. James Morgan has lived his whole life with a heart-shaped birthmark on his face and now finds that there are worse things to fear on the streets of East London than gangs when he starts to see demons.

Genre:
Horror
Releases
Date: 2010Country: United KingdomRelease type: Home ViewingFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundRuntime: 108 mins 59 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Lion's Gate Home Entertainment UK Ltd.
Date: 26 February 2010Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 113 mins 34 secs - Length: 10221 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Lionsgate UK
Date: August 2016Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 114 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer

Credits (144)
©: Starlight Places Heartless Ltd, Production Company: Matador Pictures, Production Company: CrossDay Productions, Production Company: May 13, Presents: CinemaNX, Isle of Man Film, in Association with: Framestore Features, [Produced] in Association with: Cinema Two, Regent Capital, Distribution Advisory Services: Cinetic Media, Developed in association with: Screen South, Film Council Regional Investment Fund for England, Executive Producer: Steve Christian, Executive Producer: Marc Samuelson, Executive Producer: Steve Norris, Executive Producer: Nigel Thomas, Executive Producer: Charlotte Walls, Development Executive Producer: Christopher Pettit, Development Co-executive Producer: Margie Barres, Mark Young, Produced by: Richard Raymond, Pippa Cross, Co-producer: Andrew Fingret, Line Producer: Alexander O'Neal, For CinemaNX: Renato Celani, For CinemaNX: Pamela Domoney, Graham Sylvester, For Isle of Man Film: David Cretney, Hilary Dugdale, For Gasworks Media: Emma Lightbody, For Matador Pictures (Dvpnt/Prod'n Exec): Lucia Lopez, For Matador Pictures (Prod'n Assistant): Nell Green, For Matador Pictures (Post-prod'n Cons): Steve Harrow, For Framestore Features: Jeannette Reid, Mel Sullivan, Production Manager: Imogen Bell, Production Co-ordinator: Livia Burton, Production Accountant: Jon Miller, Location Manager: Vinnie Jassal, Location Scout: Joshua Benedetti, Kelly Mauchlen, Post-production Supervisor: Aoife Crehan, 1st Assistant Director: Joe Geary, 2nd Assistant Director: Simon Hedges, Script Supervisor: San Davey, Casting Director: Jeremy Zimmermann, Manuel Puro, Written by: Philip Ridley, Director of Photography: Matt Gray, 2nd Unit Director of Photography: Robert Binall, Additional Camera Operator: Ian Clarke, Nathan Mann, Steadicam: Andrei Austin, Rick Woollard, Focus Puller: Martin Payne, Camera Assistant: Ben Oliver, Gaffer: Chris Georgas, Key Grip: Nick Cupac, Visual Effects Supervisor: Christian Manz, Visual Effects by: Framestore CFC, Framestore (Visual Effects Producer): Matt Fox, Framestore (Animation Supervisor): Dadi Einarsson, Max Solomon, Mechanical Effects Supervisor: Chris Trice, Special Make-up Effects Designer: Paul Hyett, Special Effects Supplied by: Elements Special Effects, Elements FX (Special Effects Supervisor): Nick Rideout, Special Effects Technician: Johnny Rafique, Special Effects Technician: Andy Collings, Special Effects Technician: Alan Senior, Special Effects Technician: Chris Watson, Ian Thompson, Editor: Chris Gill, Editor: Paul Knight, Assembly Editor: Robert Redford, Jim Hampton, Visual Effects Editor: Emanuele Giraldo, Production Designer: Ricky Eyres, Set Decorator: Lee Gordon, Concept Artist: Dominic Lavery, Props Master: Ray McNeill, Construction Manager: Graham Thomas, Set Construction: Gary Dempsey, Thibault Martineau, Costume Designer: Jo Thompson, Wardrobe Supervisor: Jo Mapp, Make-up Designer: Jacqueline Fowler, Hair/Make-up Artist: Alison Rainey, Make-up Artist: Cara Parry, Camilla Beckett, Prosthetics Supervisor: Stuart Conran, Prosthetics Technician: Demetrus Robinson, Prosthetics Technician: Krystian Malett, Prosthetics Technician: Dan Fry, Vesna Giordano, Titles by: Framestore Design, Framestore Design (Design): Sharon Lock, Framestore Design (Producer): Simon Whalley, Digital Intermediate by: Framestore CFC, Camera/Grip Equipment: Panavision Genesis, Lighting Equipment: Panalux, Film Laboratory Services: Deluxe Laboratory Ltd, Colour Timer: Alec Gibson, Original Music Composed by: David Julyan, Songs Written by: Nick Bicât, Philip Ridley, Orchestra Leader: Perry Montague-Mason, Conducted by: Nick Ingman, Orchestrated by: Dana Niu, Music Supervision: Marc Marot, Claire Freeman, Score Supervised by (for Air Edel): Alison Wright, Score Produced by: David Julyan, Music Production Co-ord (for SEG UK Ltd): Claire Freeman, Production Sound Mixer: Paddy Owen, Tom Barrow, Boom Operator: Anthony Ferretti, Dubbing Mixer: Graham Daniel, Adam Daniel, Re-recording Mixer: Andrew Stirk, Re-recording Mixer: Srdjan Kurpjel, Burak Topalakçi, Supervising Sound Editor: Srdjan Kurpjel, Sound Design Editor: Jon Olive, Srdjan Kurpjel, Dialogue Editor: Nick Adams, Dialogue Editor: Sacha Walker, Dialogue Editor: Danton Tanimura, [Sound] Effects Editor: Nick Adams, [Sound] Effects Editor: Sacha Walker, Danton Tanimura, ADR Recordist: Jovan Ajder, ADR Recordist: Pete Crooks, ADR Recordist: Thomas Cohen, Foley Artist: Musti Durma, Foley Artist: Gareth Jones, Foley Artist: Meli Topalakci, Foley Recordist: Musti Durma, Foley Recordist: Gareth Jones, Foley Recordist: Meli Topalakci, Stunt Co-ordinator: Gareth Milne, Dolby Consultant: Richard Stockdale, Shot at: Kennaa Studios
Cast (26)
Jim Sturgess (Jamie), Clémence Poésy (Tia), Noel Clarke (A.J.), Joseph Mawle (Papa B), Ruth Sheen (Marion), Luke Treadaway (Lee), Justin Salinger (Raymond), Jack Gordon (Jeeko), John Macmillan (She), Fraser Ayres (Vinnie), Nikita Mistry (local resident 2), Eddie Marsan (weapons man), Timothy Spall (George), Dave Florez (local resident 1), Connie Hyde (Linda), Nadia Theaker (Charlie), David Sibley (sociologist), Imogen Church (news reporter), Nikita Mistry (Belle), Ross McCart (young Jamie), Edward Green, James Lamb, Matt Ingram, Randell Benain (She gang member), Shaya Raymond, Charlie Dupré (drunken youth)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (1)
In: Screen International n1721 March 2010  Page: 61
Title: Screen reviews: HeartlessAuthor: ROMNEY, Jonathan Article type: ReviewLanguage: English