Lapwing (2021)
Mute young woman Patience, from an isolated community in rural England in 1555, struggles with her controlling brother-in-law and leader, David, who is gradually unraveling after the failure of his idyllic community. The Egyptian Act has been passed, stipulating that all ‘gypsies’ must vacate England immediately and anyone found aiding them could be executed. In exchange for a fee, David agrees to help an Egyptian family who must stay a month on their land until a ship comes to take them away. But when Patience pursues an affair with one of the outsiders, she is thrust into a violent and vicious psychological battle with David.
Director: Philip Stevens
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Hannah Douglas as Patience |
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Emmett J. Scanlan as David |
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Sebastian de Souza as Rumi |
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Sarah Whitehouse as Lizzie |
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Lewis Gemmill as Jacob |
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Karen Crow as Kat |
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David Clayton as Benjamin |
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Sarah Xanthe as Mathilde |
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Javed Khan as Arid |
| Directing | Philip Stevens | Director |
| Production | Liz Jones | Executive Producer |
| Production | Giles Kristian | Executive Producer |
| Production | Andy Mullins | Producer |
| Production | Pauline Loven | Associate Producer |
| Production | Jon Hamshaw | Executive Producer |
| Production | Richard Main | Executive Producer |
| Production | Philip Stevens | Producer |
| Production | Nicole Loven | Associate Producer |
| Production | Justin Tagg | Producer |
| Production | Tyrone Braithwaite | Executive Producer |
| Production | Paul Thompstone | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pauline Loven | Costume Design |
| Art | Charlotte Ball | Production Design |
| Sound | Lee Gretton | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Dominique Webb | Associate Producer |
| Production | Sam Wardhan | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Susan Pennington | Sound Designer |
| Production | Linda Turner | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jeremy Van Dyke | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Alastair Grimshaw | Editor |
| Production | Malcom Turner | Executive Producer |
| Production | Chris Wetton | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Stewart MacGregor | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Laura Turner | Writer |