BRIDGEND
by Jeppe Rønde
Denmark 2015 104 min. English original version
mon 16 nov 10:00 pm Caligari FilmBühne
Script: Jeppe Rønde, Torben Bech, Peter Asmussen, DoP: Magnus Nordenhof Jønck, Editor: Olivier Buggecoutté, Production: Blenkov & Schønnemann Pictures, Producers: Michel Schønnemann, Malene Blenkov, Cast: Hannah Murray, Steven Waddington, Josh O’connor, Adrian Rawlins, Patricia Potter
BRIDGEND follows Sara and her dad, Dave as they arrive to a small village in Bridgend County. The village is haunted by suicides amongst its young inhabitants, and Sara falls dangerously in love with one of the teenagers, Jamie, while Dave as the town’s new policeman tries to stop the mysterious chain of suicides. The story of the film is based on a mysterious suicide cluster in Bridgend County in Wales.
"(…) Rønde definitely brings something only a Scandinavian could. He restores Wales’ Celtic paganism brilliantly. The juveniles repeatedly float their ashen bodies in a lake, surrounded by fires, thus beautifully recreating the River Styx. In fact, Rønde’s use of this Sylvan scene is a masterstroke. Let’s hope he shoots in Wales again soon."
(CINEUROPA)
Biography: Jeppe Rønde, born in 1973, is one of the most recognized, award-winning Danish film makers. Since graduating from the University of Copenhagen in 2002, he has directed short fiction films, feature documentaries and commercials. His debut feature documentary work JERUSALEM MY LOVE won countless international prizes including Nordisk Panorama, Taiwan IFF and Dok Leipzig FF (Golden Dove). His second feature film THE SWENKAS won the Special Jury Prize at Hot Docs 2005, Best Documentary at CPH:DOX and was nominated for the European Film Academy Awards (2005). BRIDGEND, shot on location in Wales, is his first feature film.
Filmography (selection): 2003 JERUSALEM MY LOVE, 2004 THE SWENKAS, 2015 BRIDGEND
Awards (selection): Awards for Best Actress, Best Cinematography and Best Editing in the category "Narrative Feature" (Tribeca Film Festival, USA 2015)
