Pure (2002)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Gillies MacKinnon

Writer:

Alison Hume (written by)

Release Date:

2 May 2003 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A young boy trying to deal with his mother's heroin addiction befriends a waitress who helps him cope with the tough situation.

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Boy | Heroin | Death | Waitress

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Harry Eden	...	Paul
Vinnie Hunter	...	Lee
Molly Parker	...	Mel
David Wenham	...	Lenny
Nitin Ganatra	...	Abu
Levi Hayes	...	Jack
Keira Knightley	...	Louise
Rupert Procter	...	Harry (as Rupert Proctor)
Bronson Webb	...	Tom
Marsha Thomason	...	Vicki
Geraldine McEwan	...	Nanna
Tyler Smart	...	Rose
Karl Johnson	...	Grandad
Mona Hammond	...	Woman Customer
Julia Deakin	...	Mrs. Rawlings
Mia Soteriou	...	Diane
Robert Hands	...	Doctor
Gary Lewis	...	Detective Inspector French
Kate Ashfield	...	Helen
Jessica Hynes	...	Paramedic (as Jessica Stevenson)
Russell Barr	...	Nurse
Bea Guard	...	Young Waitress
Alan Turkington	...	Secretary
Kathryn Pogson	...	Woman at Door
Tamsin Greig	...	Liaison Officer

Directed by
Gillies MacKinnon

Writing credits
Alison Hume		(written by)

Produced by
Amit Barooah	....	executive producer
Robert Bevan	....	executive producer
Howard Burch	....	producer
Amanda Coombes	....	executive producer
Jane Featherstone	....	executive producer
Stephen Garrett	....	executive producer
Keith Hayley	....	executive producer
David Brian Moore	....	co-executive producer
Jane Robertson	....	line producer
Charlie Savill	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Nitin Sawhney

Cinematography by
John de Borman		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Pia Di Ciaula

Casting by
Chloe Emmerson

Production Design by
Jon Henson

Art Direction by
Cristina Casali

Set Decoration by
Sophie Newman

Costume Design by
Kate Carin

Makeup Department
Karen Edwards	....	makeup artist
Nicola Mansell	....	makeup artist
Anne Oldham	....	makeup designer (as Anne 'Nosh' Oldham)

Production Management
Alistair Hopkins	....	post-production supervisor
Richard May	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ben Dixon	....	third assistant director
Beni Turkson	....	second assistant director
Stephen Woolfenden	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Samantha Barbic	....	prop buyer
Bruce Bigg	....	dressing props
Peter Bigg	....	dressing props
Nick Bloom	....	construction manager
Sophie Geliot	....	chargehand painter
Martin Kelly	....	art department trainee: FT2
Kamlan Man	....	assistant art director
Andrea Matheson	....	stand-by art director
Mitch Niclas	....	props
Mitch Niclas	....	stand-by props
Ian Ryding	....	assistant art director
Warren Stickley	....	prop master
Paul Turner	....	stand-by props

Sound Department
Chris Burdon	....	sound re-recording mixer
Peter Burgis	....	foley artist
Tony Cook	....	boom operator (as Tony Cooke)
Andie Derrick	....	foley artist
Iain Eyre	....	dialogue editor
Stefan Henrix	....	supervising sound editor
Jacques Leroide	....	foley editor
Stuart Mackay	....	sound trainee: FT2
Darren McQuade	....	adr recordist
Colin Nicolson	....	sound recordist
Adrian Rhodes	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sven Taits	....	sound re-recording mixer

Visual Effects by
Hal Couzens	....	visual effects producer
Bob Diebilius	....	stand-by rigger (as Bob Diebelius)
Nic Hodgkinson	....	compositor
John Moffatt	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Jamie Edgell	....	stunts
Neil Finnighan	....	stunts (as Neil Finnigan)
Lee Sheward	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
John Attwell	....	focus puller
Peter Bateson	....	clapper loader: second unit
Jason Bergh	....	grip trainee: FT2
Kerry Brown	....	still photographer
Andrew Curling	....	electrician
Milly Donaghy	....	clapper loader: second unit
Rosalyn Ellis	....	clapper loader
Alex Griffiths	....	camera trainee
Llewllyn Harrison	....	camera trainee: FT2
Alex Howe	....	focus puller: second unit
Steve Kitchen	....	gaffer
Justin Lewis	....	electrician
Chris Plevin	....	camera operator: second unit
Alastair Rae	....	Steadicam operator
Robin Stone	....	grip
Olly Tellett	....	focus puller: second unit (as Ollie Tellett)
Greg Thomas	....	generator operator
Chyna Thomson	....	focus puller: second unit
Nigel Woods	....	best boy

Casting Department
Victoria Beattie	....	casting associate (as Victoria Beatty)
Chrysanthy Lyras	....	casting assistant
Laura Windows	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carolyn Hunter	....	costume assistant
Mark Sutherland	....	costume supervisor
Tamsin Wright	....	costume runner (as Tamzin Wright)

Editorial Department
Jessica Forte	....	post-production secretary
P.J. Harling	....	assistant editor
Jason Wheeler	....	negative cutter

Music Department
David McEwan	....	music engineer
David McEwan	....	music engineer

Transportation Department
Julian Anthony	....	unit driver
Trevor Barnes	....	driver: minibus
Mick Crowley	....	driver: props
Roy Gibbs	....	driver: minibus
Geoff Gowland	....	facilities driver
Simon Lewis	....	driver: camera car
Dennis Lynch	....	driver: construction department
Steve Mangar	....	facilities driver
John Nichol	....	unit driver
Phil Richmond	....	facilities driver

Other crew
Joanne Barker	....	chaperone
Barbara Berkery	....	voice coach
Sophia Britton	....	production assistant
Jeremy Burnage	....	production runner
Rose Coleman	....	caterer
Harriet Dale	....	production coordinator
Laurence Dean	....	technical consultant
Jon Duncan	....	production accountant
Paul Eden	....	chaperone
Karen Everett	....	head of production: Little Wing Films
Rebecca Ferguson	....	production runner
Jessica Forte	....	assistant to director
Marcie Gatsky	....	production coordinator: Little Wing Films
Benjamin Greenacre	....	location manager
Gary Hayes	....	chaperone
Richard Hill	....	location assistant
Sarah Hughes	....	script clearance
Kym Hunter	....	chaperone
Peter Hunter	....	chaperone
Kelly Johnson	....	accounts trainee
Glynn Jones	....	caterer
Paul Mason	....	floor runner
Richard May	....	assistant location manager
Frankie McGill	....	caterer
Muriel McKeown	....	tutor
Candy Morton	....	caterer
Sarah Mudge	....	continuity trainee
Nicola Parfitt	....	stand-in
Jason Potter	....	assistant production accountant
Pat Rambaut	....	script supervisor
Melanie Reynard	....	location runner (as Mel Reynard)
Bill Ridealgh	....	unit medic
Olive Segré	....	producer: main titles
Brian Shemmings	....	health and safety advisor
Peter Silverhall	....	stand-in
Anthony Stagles	....	location runner
Piers Tempest	....	head of development: Little Wing Films

Production Companies

• A Bad Way Ltd.
• Kudos Productions Ltd.
• Little Wing Films

Distributors

• Indican Pictures (2005) (USA) (all media)
• 21st Century Pictures (2003) (Australia) (DVD)
• Artificial Eye (2003) (UK) (subtitled)
• Future Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Galileo Medien AG (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Versus Entertainment (2005) (Spain) (DVD)
• Versus Entertainment (2005) (Spain) (video)

Special Effects

• Double Negative (digital effects)

Other Companies

• AFM Lighting  lighting
• Baker Tilly  financial advisors
• CK PR  publicist
• Cine Image Film Opticals  opticals
• Completion Guarantors (TGC)  completion guarantee
• Coutts & CO  production banking
• De Lane Lea  sound post-production
• Fatts  post-production script services
• Fig Productions  main titles design
• Fintage Collection Account Management B.V.  world revenues collected and distributed by
• General Screen Enterprises  title opticals
• Jason Wheeler Film Services  negative cutting
• Lee & Thompson  film legal services
• Media & Entertainment Insurance Services  insurance
• Sound Design Company, The  post-production sound services
• Tarlo Lyons Solicitors  partnership legal services (as Tarlo Lyon)

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA (TV rating) | Iceland:12 | Germany:12 | Singapore:M18 | Australia:R | Finland:K-15 | UK:18 | Hong Kong:III | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Capel Road, Forest Gate, Newham, London, England, UK

Company:

A Bad Way Ltd.

Quotes:

Louise: Junkie mum's better than no mum.

"Requiem For A Dream" as seen through the eyes of the ten-year-old son of a junkie.

I was so impressed by this film. At first glance, it's just another junkie flick, as another user has implied - but there's a real humanity to this film that movies like "Trainspotting" and "Requiem" are lacking. I think this is largely due to the absolutely *stunning* performance of the main character - probably one of the best child actors I've ever seen on screen.