Apples (film)
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Apples is an upcoming 2012 British teen drama
film directed by Robin Shepperd
based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Richard Milward
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housing estate. It is narrated in the first person by several characters, including a butterfly (Paul Daniels
), but mainly by Adam (Luke Hornsby-Smith) and Eve, two school students. Adam is a shy, ungainly youth with an obsessive compulsive disorder, a love of The Beatles
, and a violent father. He believes himself to be in love with Eve, who is an attractive and promiscuous hard-drinker, shoplifter and drug abuser.
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Teen drama
A teen drama is a dramatic television series with a major focus on teenage characters. The genre was relatively non-existent for the first 45 years of television; it came into prominence in the early 1990s...
film directed by Robin Shepperd
Robin Shepperd
Robin Sheppard is a British television director who has directed Lucky Jim, Octavia, Cherished, The Bad Mother's Handbook, and episodes of Kingdom, Casualty, Playing the Field and At Home with the Braithwaites...
based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Richard Milward
Richard Milward
Richard Milward is an English writer born in Middlesbrough, in 1984. His debut novel Apples was published by Faber and Faber in 2007. He has also recently published his 2nd novel Ten Storey Love Song....
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Plot
The film is an account of teenage life on a MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough
Middlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire...
housing estate. It is narrated in the first person by several characters, including a butterfly (Paul Daniels
Paul Daniels
Paul Daniels, born Newton Edward Daniels on 6 April 1938, is a British magician and television performer. He achieved international fame through his television series The Paul Daniels Magic Show, which ran on the BBC from 1979 to 1994.-Early life:...
), but mainly by Adam (Luke Hornsby-Smith) and Eve, two school students. Adam is a shy, ungainly youth with an obsessive compulsive disorder, a love of The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
, and a violent father. He believes himself to be in love with Eve, who is an attractive and promiscuous hard-drinker, shoplifter and drug abuser.
Cast
- Mark BentonMark BentonMark Benton is an English actor, perhaps most famous for his roles as Eddie in Early Doors and Howard in Northern Lights.-Life and career:Benton was born in Guisborough, in the North Riding of Yorkshire, England....
as Lamppost 1 - Roy 'Chubby' BrownRoy 'Chubby' BrownRoy "Chubby" Brown is an English stand-up comedian, notorious for his decidedly blue humour. The controversial nature of his act means that he rarely appears on major television channels, and Brown has attracted accusations that his comedy style is outdated whilst also being described as "The most...
as Lamppost 2 - Paul DanielsPaul DanielsPaul Daniels, born Newton Edward Daniels on 6 April 1938, is a British magician and television performer. He achieved international fame through his television series The Paul Daniels Magic Show, which ran on the BBC from 1979 to 1994.-Early life:...
as Butterfly - Luke Hornsby-Smith as Adam
- Lois Amber Toole as Debbie
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