Collections Search | BFI | British Film Institute

Ginger & Rosa (Original title)Bomb (Working title)Ginger and Rosa (Help search title)
Dates: 2012 (Copyright), 19 October 2012 (Release)

Countries: United Kingdom, Denmark, Canada

Director: Sally Potter

Synopsis: Drama. In 1960s London teenage best friends, Ginger and Rosa who were born on the same day and have grown-up together are now on the brink of adulthood. Both girls are rebelling against their mothers and are drawn to Ginger’s pacifist father Roland as the Cuban Missile Crisis deepens. Ginger is preoccupied with the Cold War and the mounting threat of nuclear devastation, while Rosa is more concerned with the sexual revolution, a form of protest that will irrevocably affect their families, her future and ultimately, the girls’ friendship.

Genre:
Drama

Subjects:
Teenagers, Friendships, Fathers, Parental duties, Cold War, 1960s
Releases
Date: 19 October 2012Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 89 mins 58 secs - Length: 8097 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Artificial Eye Film Company
Date: October 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 90 mins 5 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer

Credits (150)
©: British Film Institute, ©: APB Films Ltd., An Adventures Pictures production: Adventure Pictures, Co-Producer: Curtis Productions Ltd, Bettis Productions Ltd, [Produced] in association with: The Match Factory, [Produced] in association with: Media House, [Produced] in association with: Ingenious, [Produced] in association with: MisoFilm, Danish Film Institute, Presents: BFI, Presents: BBC Films, Developed with the support of: The UK Film Council Film Fund, Supported by: minor co-productions for feature films Danish Film Institute, Made with the support of: National Lottery through the British Film Institute's Film Fund, World Sales: The Match Factory, Executive Producer: Reno Antoniades, Executive Producer: Aaron L. Gilbert, Executive Producer: Goetz Grossman, Executive Producer: Heidi Levitt, Executive Producer: Joe Oppenheimer, Executive Producer: Álvarez Vaccaro. Paula, Produced by: Christopher Sheppard, Producer: Andrew Litvin, Co-producer: Peter Bose, Co-producer: Jonas Allen, Co-producer: Lene Bausager, Co-producer: Michael Weber, Line Producer: Marshall Leviten, Associate Producer: Kurban Kassam, Production Executive: Michael Manzi, Legal Services: Law Office Diane Gelon, Production Assistant: Jimmy Barnett, Production Assistant: Martin Maudsley, David Madison, Head of Film Fund: Tanya Seghatchian, Senior Production Executive: Lizzie Francke, Head of Production: Fiona Morham, Head of Business Affairs: Will Evans, Head of Production Finance: Ian Kirk, Production Executive: Michael Wood, Head of Business Affairs: Zoe Brown, Legal / Business Affairs Manager: Simon Gillis, Development Editor: Beth Pattinson, Co-Executive Producer: Patrick Murray, Margot Hand, Assistant Producer: Caroline Blanco, Post-production Coordinator: Beatrice Von Schwerin, Production Coordinator: Amelia Price, Assistant Production Coordinator: Rachel Martin, Production Accountant: Freya Pinsent, Unit Manager: Ben Bailey, Location Manager: Jane Soans, Assistant Location Manager: Georgette Turner, Location Scout: Nick Oliver, Location Scout: Tobin Hughes, Location Assistant: Sarah Kate Lewis, Post Production Supervisor: Alistair Hopkins, Post-production Coordinator: Morten Sylvest Arnoldus, Production Assistant: Liam Thornton, Archive Consultant: Jane Rundle, First Assistant Director: Matt Hanson, 2nd Assistant Director: Andy Mannion, Christian Rigg, 3rd Assistant Director: Darren Price, Script Supervisor: Penny Eyles, Casting Director: Irene Lamb, Casting Director: Heidi Levitt, Casting Associate: Lauren Fernandes, Casting Associate: Lisa Essary, Written by: Sally Potter, Story Consultant: Walter Donohue, Director of Photography: Robbie Ryan, 1st Assistant Camera: Andrew O'Reilly, 2nd Assistant Camera: Sean Leonard, 2nd Assistant Camera: Rachel Clark, Camera Assistant: Niall Barry, Gaffer: Andy Cole, Best Boy: Paul Cronin, Electrician: Chris Tann, Electrician: Adrian MacKay, Key Grip: Simon Muir, Stills Photographer: Nicola Dove, Visual Effects Supervisor: Martin Madsen, Visual Effects by: Nordisk Film Shortcut, Special Effects Supervisor: Graham Povey, Graphics: Emily Norris, Rigger: Toni Kelly, Editor: Anders Refn, Assistant Editor: Michael Aaglund, Production Designer: Carlos Conti, Art Director: Andrea Matheson, Standby Art Director: Oliver van der Vijver, Set Decorator: Liz Griffiths, Illustrator: Maud Gircourt, Production Buyer: Antonia Gibbs, Property Master: Craig Price, Dressing Props: Neil Griffiths, Dressing Props: Roddy Dolan, Standby Props: Mark Sindall, Art Department Assistant: Tom Knight, Construction Services: Rob Anderson, Costume Designer: Holly Waddington, Assistant Costume Designer: Bartholomew Cariss, Costume Supervisor: Hannah Walter, Standby Costume: Lucy Donowho, Costume Assistant: Emma Harding, Hair and Make-up Designer: Tara McDonald, Hair and Make-up Supervisor: Wakana Yoshihara, Hair and Make-Up Artist: Sophie Roberts, Key Hair: Francesco Alberico, Title Design: Martin Madsen, Title Design: Stephen Masters, Music Supervisor: Amy Ashworth, Music Consultant: Alan Lewens, Production Sound Mixer: Jean-Paul Mugel, Boom Operator: Jonathan Acbard, Sound Assistant: Kyle Pickford, Sound Assistant: Alex Bryce, Sound Design by: Mainstream, Re-recording Mixer: Anne Jensen, Supervising Sound Editor: Eddie Simonsen, Sound Assistant: Lars Rasmussen, Additional Dialogue Editor: Simon Chase, Foley Artist: Andrea King, Stunt Coordinator: James O'Dee, Stunt Performer: Gary Hoptrough, Stunt Performer: Martin Wilde, Stunt Performer: Tony Van Silva, Stunt Performer: Arran Topham, Stunt Performer: Gary Arthurs, Stunt Performer: Zarene Dallas, Stunt Performer: Derek Lea, Stunt Performer: Sarah Franzl, Stunt Performer: Christian Knight, Stunt Performer: Belinda McGinley, Ray Nicholas, Dialect Coach: Sandra Frieze, Dialect Coach: Charmian Gradwell, Unit Publicist: Charles McDonald, Unit Publicist: Matthew Sanders, EPK Production: Peek and Boo, "Making-of" Director: Joseph Matthews, Digital Intermediate by: Nordisk Film Shortcut, Digital Production Manager: Mia Bang Stenberg, Online Technician: Rasmus Toft, With thanks to: John Berger, With thanks to: Nella Bielski, Christine Langan
Cast (26)
Elle Fanning (Africa, 'Ginger'), Alessandro Nivola (Roland), Christina Hendricks (Natalie), Timothy Spall (Mark), Oliver Platt (Mark two), Jodhi May (Anoushka), Annette Bening (Bella), Alice Englert (Rosa), Luke Cloud (Rosa's father), Poppy Bloor (young Ginger), Magdalene Mountford (young Rosa), Ray Lonnen (radio announcer), Brock Everitt-Elwick, Max Scully (beatnick), Marcus Shakesheff, Charlie Smith (teddy boy in car), Rupert Rixon (boy on beach), Andrew Hawley (Tony), Ben Wimsett (YCND boy), Aine Garvey, Madison Deluca-perry, Amelie Deluca-perry (children playing), Rory James (boy in café), Oliver Milburn (Roger), Richard Strange (dinner guest), Stephen Boxer (police doctor)