Beats (2019, Brian Welsh)

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Movie
Original title Beats
Country of production United Kingdom
original language English
Publishing year 2019
length 101 minutes
Rod
Director Brian Welsh
script Kieran Hurley ,
Brian Welsh
production Camilla Bray
music Stephen Hindman ,
Penelope Trappes
camera Benjamin Kracun
cut Robin Hill
occupation

Beats is a British drama film directed by Brian Welsh that premiered on January 24, 2019 at the Rotterdam International Film Festival and was released in cinemas in the United Kingdom on May 17, 2019.

action

In a small Scottish town in the summer of 1994. The extroverted Spanner and the reserved Johnno are best friends. They grew up together in a housing project not far from Edinburgh . Johnno's parents, his mother Alison and his stepfather, who works as a police officer, disapprove of Spanner, who comes from a rather inglorious family, and hope that by moving to the safer suburban environment, they can remove Johnno's influence. Spanner's life prospects are not that good because he is under the tutelage of his criminal older brother Fido. The two boys are planning a last weekend together at an illegal rave organized by the pirate radio DJ "D-Man".

production

Staff and cast

Directed by Brian Welsh , who together with Kieran Hurley also adapted his play. This takes up a number of government legislations that were introduced by the Tories in 1994 , such as the Criminal Justice and Public Order Bill (also the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act ). The law turned against Britain's burgeoning rave scene and resulted in a ban on music events that are "characterized entirely or predominantly by the playback of repetitive beats ". The techno fans Johnno and Spanner feel oppressed by this.

Lorn Macdonald plays Spanner, Cristian Ortega his rather reserved friend Johnno. Laura Fraser took on the role of Johnno's mother Alison, Brian Ferguson that of his stepfather Robert. Neil Leiper plays Spanner's older brother Fido. Martin Donaghy , Ryan Fletcher , Rachel Jackson and Ross Mann can also be seen in other roles .

Film music and publication

The techno duo Orbital , here in 2009 at the Brixton Academy in London , contributed a new recording of a piece of music by The Golden Filter as the main theme

The soundtrack was released in May 2019. This was curated by the Scottish club legend JD Twitch of the music duo Optimo and includes pieces by the former English IDM / electronica band LFO , the Jamaican musician Lee "Scratch" Perry , the band The Prodigy , the duo Leftfield , the group Liquid Liquid and the DJs and techno musicians Richie Hawtin , Carl Craig and Hudson Mohawke . The techno duo Orbital contributed a new recording of a piece of music from The Golden Filter as the main theme.

The film was shown for the first time on January 24, 2019 as part of the International Film Festival in Rotterdam . At the beginning of March 2019 it celebrated its UK premiere as part of the Glasgow Film Festival. It was shown as a graduation film at the Belfast Film Festival on April 20, 2019. It was released in cinemas in the United Kingdom on May 17, 2019. There were also numerous special screenings in the United Kingdom in May 2019 in the presence of the actors and the makers of the film. In August 2019 it was presented at the Melbourne International Film Festival. At the end of September 2019 the film was shown at the Hamburg Film Festival .

reception

Reviews

So far, the film has received a rather positive rating from 98 percent of all Rotten Tomatoes critics, with an average of 7.8 out of a possible 10 points.

Awards

BAFTA Scotland Awards 2019

British Independent Film Awards 2019

  • Nomination as debut screenwriter ( Kieran Hurley )
  • Nomination as Most Promising Newcomer (Lorn Macdonald)
  • Award for the best camera ( Benjamin Kracun )
  • Nomination for Best Score (Jd Twitch, Penelope Trappes and Stephen Hindman)
  • Award for the best sound (David Bowtle-Mcmillan, Joakim Sundström and Robert Farr)

Filmfest Hamburg 2019

  • Nomination for the Award of Film Criticism (Brian Welsh)

Rotterdam International Film Festival 2019

  • Nomination for the Audience Award (Brian Welsh)

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/beats-review-1203122457/
  2. ↑ https://www.clashmusic.com/news/optimos-jd-twitch-shares-beats-soundtrack
  3. ↑ http://blackdooragency.net/beats-optimo-twitch-soundtrack/
  4. ↑ https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/7xg44q/jd-twitch-interview-optimo-beats-film-soundtrack-2019
  5. ↑ a b https://www.screen.scot/news/2019/05/beats-preview-screenings-and-events-announced
  6. ↑ https://www.factmag.com/2019/05/17/the-prodigy-orbital-inner-city-beats/
  7. ↑ https://glasgowfilm.org/glasgow-film-festival/latest/news/glasgow-film-festival-2019-celebrates-record-audience-numbers-and-announces-audience-award-winner
  8. ↑ Program: Opening / Closing. In: belfastfilmfestival.org. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  9. ↑ Beats. In: miff.com. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  10. ↑ First films. In: filmfesthamburg.de, July 30, 2019.
  11. ↑ Beats. In: Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 26, 2020. Note: The Tomatometer at Rotten Tomatoes shows what percentage of the registered critics gave the film a positive rating.
  12. ↑ British Academy Scotland Awards in 2019: Nominations Announced. In: bafta.org, September 25, 2019.
  13. ↑ Winners of the British Academy Scotland Awards 2019 announced. In: glasgowist.com, November 3, 2019.
  14. ↑ Alex Ritman: Armando Iannucci's 'David Copperfield' Leads 2019 British Independent Film Awards Nominations. In: The Hollywood Reporter, October 30, 2019.
  15. ↑ Nominations: Prize of the Film Critics. In: filmfesthamburg.de. Retrieved September 28, 2019.