Special People (film)
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Special People is a 2008 British
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...

 film that was directed by Justin Edgar
Justin Edgar
Justin Edgar is a British film director.Born in Handsworth, Birmingham on 18 August 1971, Edgar graduated from Portsmouth University in 1996 with a First Class degree in film. In 1998 he directed the short comedy Dirty Phonecalls for ITV’s First Cut scheme. It became a worldwide festival hit and...

 for 104 Films.

Plot

Enlisted to teach a class of wheelchair-users about filmmaking, the neurotic Jasper gets a little more than he bargained for. His charges seem to know more than he does about his subject; they're not impressed by his own heartfelt social realist oeuvre; and they meet his every suggestion with the blank indifference peculiar to the streetwise adolescent. Questions condescending outreach projects, self-defeating attitudes within the disabled community, and the vacuity of the film business - all with a sly wink and a healthy helping of self-parody

Cast

  • Jason Maza
    Jason Maza
    - Early life :Born and brought up in London, he played semi-professional football before turning to an acting career. At 18 Maza gained a place at Central School of Speech and Drama; however, he turned down his place in order to continue working as an actor....

     - Dave
  • David Proud
    David Proud
    David Proud is an English actor. He was born with spina bifida and uses a wheelchair. He only began his acting career during his early twenties, having previously believed that it would be impossible for him to have a career in that field. His first professional acting role was as a wheelchair...

     - Scott Swadkins
  • Dominic Coleman
    Dominic Coleman
    Dominic Coleman is a British actor who has starred in Stupid!, Sex Lives of the Potato Men and more recently in The Cup as Vincent Farrell. He also appeared in an episode of My Hero as the shady journalist Kevin Trent in the episode "Shock, horror!" He also provides the voice of Arthur Weasley in...

     - Jasper
  • Sasha Hardway - Anias
  • Robyn Frampton - Jess
  • Simon Lowe
    Simon Lowe
    Simon Lowe is a British actor who, amongst other British titles, has played series regulars in Bodies and The Grimleys both of which were written by Jed Mercurio. He also played Derek Evans in EastEnders. He is also the regular character, Sgt...

     - Policeman

Production

Special People, Directed by Justin Edgar for 104 Films. Filmed on location in Birmingham UK and the Malven Hills UK.

Release

Released on 21 November 2008 (UK) Special People attracted National press with the BBFC classinf the film as a 12A' for moderate sex references, language, violence and disability theme." Sparking criticism from cast and Disability groups that audiences should not have to be warned that a film has a Disability theme. Patrick Barkham of the Guardian hailed Special People as a Milestone in Mainstreem Cinema.
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