31 North 62 East
Encyclopedia
31 North 62 East is a US$ 3.1 million British
independent psychological thriller
film released in September 2009. It was written by brothers Leofwine Loraine and Tristan Loraine with the first draft of the screen play being completed on 2 May 2008. Principal photography commenced on 21 July 2008 with Tristan Loraine as director and producer. The film cast includes John Rhys-Davies
, Marina Sirtis
, Heather Peace
and Craig Fairbrass
.
The production company was Fact Not Fiction Films and the director of photography was Sue Gibson, president of the British Society of Cinematographers
(BSC).
The film music was composed by Paul Garbutt and David Leo Kemp and also includes an appearance by New Zealand
born violinist/composer Fiona Pears.
who gives up the position of an Special Air Service
(SAS) unit in Afghanistan
to ensure a UK £80 billion arms deal goes through, assuring his re-election. All soldiers in the SAS unit are thought to have died, until two months later, when one of them, a female captain, is found by Italian special forces
and returns to the UK to investigate.
filming began on 21 July 2008 in Horsham
followed by various locations in West Sussex
and was completed on schedule on 2 September 2008. This was followed by Jordan
ian filming which was completed in late September 2008. Filming was done using digital cinematography
by way of a 4k Thomson Viper camera recording onto HDCAM SR tape. The film then went in to post production, and was released in the UK in September 2009.
"The over all acting is poor, the characters are two dimensional leaving you with no empathy for the key players and the story line is fragmented. One is left with the feeling that the budget should have been used on acting school for the players and training for the director rather than on helicopter and fancy car hire."
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
independent psychological thriller
Psychological thriller
Psychological thriller is a specific sub-genre of the broad ranged thriller with heavy focus on characters. However, it often incorporates elements from the mystery and drama genre, along with the typical traits of the thriller genre...
film released in September 2009. It was written by brothers Leofwine Loraine and Tristan Loraine with the first draft of the screen play being completed on 2 May 2008. Principal photography commenced on 21 July 2008 with Tristan Loraine as director and producer. The film cast includes John Rhys-Davies
John Rhys-Davies
John Rhys-Davies is a Welsh actor and voice actor. He is perhaps best known for playing the charismatic Arab excavator Sallah in the Indiana Jones films and the dwarf Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy...
, Marina Sirtis
Marina Sirtis
Marina Sirtis is a British-American actress of Greek descent. She played the role of the human/Betazoid Commander Deanna Troi, ship's counselor, on the television and film series Star Trek: The Next Generation.-Life:...
, Heather Peace
Heather Peace
Heather Peace is an English actress and musician.Her notable roles have included Anne Cullen in Emmerdale Farm, Josie Clarke in The Bill, Sally 'Gracie' Fields in London's Burning, DS Jo Cavanagh in Empathy and Fiona Jones in BBC Television's The Chase...
and Craig Fairbrass
Craig Fairbrass
Craig Fairbrass is an English actor. He is known for his distinctive Cockney accent.-Life and career:Fairbrass was born in Stepney, London. He made his acting debut in an episode of the television series Shelley in 1980. This was followed by appearances in series such as Emmerdale, Three Up Two...
.
The production company was Fact Not Fiction Films and the director of photography was Sue Gibson, president of the British Society of Cinematographers
British Society of Cinematographers
The British Society of Cinematographers was formed in 1949 by Bert Easey, 23 August 1901 - 28 February 1973, the then head of the Denham and Pinewood studio camera departments.The stated objectives at the formation of the BSC were...
(BSC).
The film music was composed by Paul Garbutt and David Leo Kemp and also includes an appearance by New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
born violinist/composer Fiona Pears.
Plot
31 North 62 East tells the story of a British Prime MinisterPrime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
who gives up the position of an Special Air Service
Special Air Service
Special Air Service or SAS is a corps of the British Army constituted on 31 May 1950. They are part of the United Kingdom Special Forces and have served as a model for the special forces of many other countries all over the world...
(SAS) unit in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
to ensure a UK £80 billion arms deal goes through, assuring his re-election. All soldiers in the SAS unit are thought to have died, until two months later, when one of them, a female captain, is found by Italian special forces
Italian special forces
The Italian Special Forces include special forces units from several branches of the Italian Military: the Esercito Italiano or Army, the Marina Militare or Navy, the Aeronautica Militare or Air force and l'Arma dei Carabinieri...
and returns to the UK to investigate.
Cast
- John Rhys-DaviesJohn Rhys-DaviesJohn Rhys-Davies is a Welsh actor and voice actor. He is perhaps best known for playing the charismatic Arab excavator Sallah in the Indiana Jones films and the dwarf Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy...
... John Hammond - Marina SirtisMarina SirtisMarina Sirtis is a British-American actress of Greek descent. She played the role of the human/Betazoid Commander Deanna Troi, ship's counselor, on the television and film series Star Trek: The Next Generation.-Life:...
... Sarah Webber - Heather PeaceHeather PeaceHeather Peace is an English actress and musician.Her notable roles have included Anne Cullen in Emmerdale Farm, Josie Clarke in The Bill, Sally 'Gracie' Fields in London's Burning, DS Jo Cavanagh in Empathy and Fiona Jones in BBC Television's The Chase...
... Jill and Kimberly Mandelson - Craig FairbrassCraig FairbrassCraig Fairbrass is an English actor. He is known for his distinctive Cockney accent.-Life and career:Fairbrass was born in Stepney, London. He made his acting debut in an episode of the television series Shelley in 1980. This was followed by appearances in series such as Emmerdale, Three Up Two...
... Major Paul Davidson - Nathalia RamosNathalia RamosNathalia Ramos is a Spanish-American actress and singer. She is known for playing Yasmin in the 2007 film Bratz: The Movie and Nina Martin on House of Anubis.- Acting career :...
... Rachel - George Calil ... Jacob
- Dhaffer L'Abidine ... Thierry Leroy
- Ian LavenderIan LavenderArthur Ian Lavender , better known as Ian Lavender, is an English stage, film and television actor, best known for his role as Private Frank Pike in the BBC comedy series Dad's Army.-Early life and career:...
... John Mandelson - Mimi Ferrer ... Hafida
- Kulvinder Ghir ... Tariq Malim
- Elaine Tan ... Mai Li
- Andrew Bicknell ... Raymond Burton-Smith
- Ian Aspinall ... Kaleef
- Johnny Palmiero ... 1st Italian Soldier
- Kate Ambler ... 2nd Female Newsreader
- Kammy Darweish ... Sheik Kaseem
- Jim Alexander ... Gino Ravelli
- Louis Decosta Johnson ... Captain Tate
- JC MacJC MacJC Mac is an actor and producer based in Hollywood, California.-Early life:Mac was brought up by his grand parents William and Mary Campbell. The family moved from Canning Town in East London to Colchester in Essex when JC was the age of 5...
... Private Frank Matthews - Aurélie Bargème ... Corine Perret
- Tristan Loraine ... Bodyguard
- Chico SlimaniChico SlimaniYousseph "Chico" Slimani is a Welsh born singer of Moroccan descent who rose to prominence in the United Kingdom after reaching the quarter-finals of the 2005 series of the talent show The X Factor. In 2006, he had a number 1 hit on the British charts entitled "It's Chico Time"...
... Luigi - Angela Dixon ... Camilla Jones
- Omar Mostafa ... Assad
- Houda Echouafni ... Jasmine
- Emma Carr ... Waitress 2
- Debbie King ... 1st Female Newsreader
- Steven Rhys Lewis ... Paul
- Richard Matthews ... Sergeant Tom Meadows
- Lee Godfrey ... Mac
- Adrian Goulder ... Bodyguard
- Mohammed Nawafleh ... Informant in Shop
- Kate Garbutt ... Waitress
- Ray Ambler ... Alan
- Emil Hajj ... Aaqib
- Leofwine Loraine ... Claude Dumont
- Kevin Pearce ... Tariq's Driver
- Yousef Hassam Al-Ktlsaba ... Freedom Fighter Mountains 1
- Melissa Bennet ... Delivery Girl
- Chris Goulder ... Bodyguard
- Gráinne Gillis ... Sinead
- Mike Watson-Jones ... Jerry Cartwright
- Mahmmod Mahammed Al Nasahat ... Beirut Musician 1
- Fiona Pears ... Herself
- Emma Grimer ... Special Ops Officer
- Soloman Ali Helelat ... Shop Keeper
- Darren Worsfold ... Policeman 2
- Ray Cezan ... Delivery Van Driver
- Kirstin Ahmed ... Kalika
- Mazin Azri Al Hammadin ... Freedom Fighter Desert 1
- Juan Carlos Ramos ... Miguel Ramos
- Christopher Simpson ... Chris
- Dennis James Manning ... Policeman 1
- Greg Snowden ... James
- Jason Nicoli ... 2nd Italian Soldier
- Richard Hills ... Special Ops Officer
- Jebheel Mohammed Saleih ... Beirut Musician 2
- Ibrahem Sleman Khawaldeh ... Freedom Fighter Mountains 3
- Hameed Ali Al Nawafleh ... Freedom Fighter Desert 2
- Brad Bennetts ... Jacko
- Emad Salem Maaneh ... Freedom Fighter Mountains 2
- Ian Tilley ... Himself
- Anthony Herbert ... Jerry Morrison
- David Seagrave ... Postman
Filming
BritishUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
filming began on 21 July 2008 in Horsham
Horsham
Horsham is a market town with a population of 55,657 on the upper reaches of the River Arun in the centre of the Weald, West Sussex, in the historic County of Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester...
followed by various locations in West Sussex
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...
and was completed on schedule on 2 September 2008. This was followed by Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
ian filming which was completed in late September 2008. Filming was done using digital cinematography
Digital cinematography
Digital cinematography is the process of capturing motion pictures as digital images, rather than on film. Digital capture may occur on video tape, hard disks, flash memory, or other media which can record digital data. As digital technology has improved, this practice has become increasingly common...
by way of a 4k Thomson Viper camera recording onto HDCAM SR tape. The film then went in to post production, and was released in the UK in September 2009.
Reception
Initial reception for the film was poor. Press screenings shown in September 2009 produced poor reviews."The over all acting is poor, the characters are two dimensional leaving you with no empathy for the key players and the story line is fragmented. One is left with the feeling that the budget should have been used on acting school for the players and training for the director rather than on helicopter and fancy car hire."