Kiss of Life (2003)
Helen lives in London with her father and her kids. John, her husband, is an aid-worker in Eastern Europe. He has been gone many months. Helen is desperately anxious that he should come home. Taking the kids to school one morning, she is killed in a car accident. She remains caught in limbo, trapped between life and death. Many miles away, in war-torn Eastern Europe, John is unaware that his wife has died. As Helen herself is unaware that she is dead. Thus begins, a four-day Odyssey: Grandpa and the kids must come to terms with Helen's death; John must travel across a war-torn land as he tries to reach home; and Helen must stand helplessly observing her own existence as it comes back to haunt her - until at last she is reconciled with John, and thus released.
Director:
Emily Young
Writer:
Emily Young
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Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė as Helen |
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Peter Mullan as John |
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David Warner as Pap |
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Millie Findlay as Kate |
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James E. Martin as Telly |
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Ivan Bijuk as Old Man |
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Sonnell Dadral as Rajiv |
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Natalie Dew as Nicky |
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Gemma Jones as Sonia |
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Heather Tobias as Teacher |
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Elizabeth Powell as Little Kate |
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Marinko Prga as Mercedes Driver |
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Barbara Rocco as Woman in Bar |
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Dragica Sreckovic as Old Woman |
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Davor Svedružić as Angry Soldier |
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Rosie Wiggins as Nadine |
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Ivica Zadro as Depot Worker |
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Ranko Zidarić as Depot Boss |
| Directing | Emily Young | Director |
| Writing | Emily Young | Screenplay |
| Production | Gayle Griffiths | Producer |
| Sound | Murray Gold | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Wojciech Szepel | Director of Photography |
| Editing | David Charap | Editor |
| Production | Gary Davy | Casting |
| Production | Bill Allan | Executive Producer |
| Production | Simon Arnal | Co-Producer |
| Production | Caroline Benjo | Co-Producer |
| Production | Emma Clarke | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Chris Collins | Associate Producer |
| Production | Keith Evans | Executive Producer |
| Production | Emma Hayter | Executive Producer |
| Production | Chiara Menage | Executive Producer |
| Production | Igor A. Nola | Line Producer |
| Production | Anja Padel | Other |
| Production | Tracey Scoffield | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Carole Scotta | Co-Producer |
| Production | Raphael Socha | Other |
| Production | David M. Thompson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Paul Trijbits | Executive Producer |
| Production | Cat Villiers | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julian Day | Costume Design |
| Art | Jane Morton | Production Design |