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Never let me go
Title
Never let me go / Fox Searchlight Pictures, DNA Films and Film4 present ; directed by Mark Romanek ; screenplay by Alex Garland ; produced by Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich.
Publication
Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, [2010]
Distribution
Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC, [2010]
Copyright Notice Date
©2010
Physical Description
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Produced as a motion picture in 2010.
Based on the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro.
Special features: Featurette: The secrets of "Never Let Me Go" (30 min.); director Mark Romanek's on-set photography [slide show] (3 min.); Tommy's art [slide show] (3 min.); National Donor Programme & Hailsham Campaign graphics [slide show] (2 min.); Theatrical trailer (2 min.); Sneak peeks (4 min.).
Cinematography, Adam Kimmel ; production designer, Mark Digby ; editor, Barney Pilling ; music by Rachel Portman ; costume designers, Rachael Fleming, Steven Noble ; executive producers, Alex Garland, Kasuo Ishiguro, Tessa Ross.
In English, dubbed Spanish, or dubbed French with optional subtitles in English SDH (English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing) or Spanish; closed captioned.
Access and use
For private home use only.
Summary
Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy are best friends who grow up together in the isolated boarding school called Hailsham, with a chilling secret. As children, Kathy is secretly in love with Tommy. Then she sees her best friend Ruth holding Tommy's hand, and is devastated. As adolescents, Tommy and Kathy form a deep connection, only to have Ruth shove them apart with her own romantic demands. As they prepare to leave the school, they learn of their true purpose: each is a clone that will later have their organs harvested for medical purposes. Kathy takes on the role of "Carer," dedicating herself to looking after those being slowly dissected, and eventually Tommy and Ruth prepare to make their first "donations." As the years pass, the group grows apart, before finally reuniting just as both Tommy and Ruth are about to "complete."
Variant and related titles
Never let me go (Motion picture : 2010)
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English; French; Spanish
Added to Catalog
January 22, 2018
Credits
Cinematography, Adam Kimmel ; production designer, Mark Digby ; editor, Barney Pilling ; music by Rachel Portman ; costume designers, Rachael Fleming, Steven Noble ; executive producers, Alex Garland, Kasuo Ishiguro, Tessa Ross.
Cast
Carey Mulligan (Kathy), Andrew Garfield (Tommy), Keira Knightley (Ruth), Isobel Meikle-Small (young Kathy), Ella Purnell (young Ruth), Charlie Rowe (young Tommy), Charlotte Rampling (Miss Emily), Sally Hawkins (Miss Lucy), Nathalie Richard (Madame), Andrea Riseborough (Chrissie), Domhnall Gleeson (Rodney).
System details note
DVD; region 1; NTSC; widescreen presentation, 2.35:1 aspect ratio; 5.1 Dolby Digital surround, 2.0 stereo surround.
Audience
MPAA rating: Rated R for some sexuality and nudity.
Videorecording number
2271426 20th Century Fox
Subjects
Genre/Form
Feature films - Great Britain.
Feature films - United States.
Coming-of-age films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Coming-of-age films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Also listed under
Fox Searchlight Pictures.
DNA Films, production company.
FilmFour (Firm), production company.
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, publisher.
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., film distributor.
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