Hold Back the Night (1999)
A young woman joins a group of protesters trying to stop the construction of a highway through a forest with the purpose of having sex with their leader. But when morning comes and the authorities show up to disband the protesters, she hits a man with a log. This causes the two to have to go on the run. With the help of a sickly, but sympathetic woman, the two slip through police roadblocks. Traveling with her, they learn she is an ex-army lesbian who just wants to see a final sunrise at the Orkney Islands before her death.
Director: Phil Davis
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Christine Tremarco as Charleen |
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Stuart Sinclair Blyth as Declan |
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Sheila Hancock as Vera |
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Richard Platt as Michael |
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Julie Ann Watson as Jackie |
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Kenneth Colley as Uncle Bob |
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Tommy Tiernan as John |
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Bruce Byron as Killer's owner |
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Andrew Livingston as Barman |
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Peter Anders as Jacob |
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Lars Oostveen as Torsten |
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Hannah Bridges as Young Charleen |
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Derek Lea as Guard at Protest Camp |
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John Paul Hurley as Copper at Protest Camp |
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Graham Eatough as Policeman at Checkpoint |
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Bill Denniston as Man Sleeping Rough |
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Robert Stephani as Kerb Crawler |
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Ralph Bolland as Drug Dealer #1 |
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Jamie McNeish as Drug Dealer #2 |
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Stephen Cartwright as Drug Dealer #3 |
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Nick Smith as Drug Dealer |
| Camera | Cinders Forshaw | Director of Photography |
| Production | Sally Hibbin | Producer |
| Writing | Steve Chambers | Writer |
| Directing | Phil Davis | Director |
| Production | Nick Smith | Production Assistant |
| Art | Chris Roope | Production Design |
| Art | Stephen Campbell | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paul Farrow | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Heather Millington | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Gail Stevens | Casting |
| Editing | Adam Ross | Editor |
| Production | Torsten Leschly | Producer |
| Sound | Peter John Vettese | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Julie Ankerson | Foley Artist |