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Never Let Me Go
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Never Let Me Go is a 2010 British film directed by Mark Romanek, who also served as executive producer, based on a work by Kazuo Ishiguro. Alex Garland wrote the screenplay and produced it with Andrew Macdonald through DNA Films and Film4, with a score by Rachel Portman. The cast includes Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley, Andrew Garfield and Sally Hawkins.
Set in England, the film addresses the subject of cloning. Made on a budget of $15,000,000, it earned $9,918,093 at the box office. It falls under the science fiction, drama and romance genres, and was distributed by Searchlight Pictures, Netflix and Disney+.
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6.8As children, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy spend their childhood at an idyllic and secluded English boarding school. As they grow into adults, they must come to terms with the complexity and strength of their love for one another while also preparing for the haunting reality awaiting them.
Cast
- Carey Mulligan as Kathy H.
- Keira Knightley as Ruth C.
- Andrew Garfield as Tommy D.
- Izzy Meikle-Small as Young Kathy
- Ella Purnell as Young Ruth
- Charlie Rowe as Young Tommy
Themes
- london, england
- based on novel or book
- love triangle
- england
- boarding school
- forgiveness
- dystopia
- sadness
- aging
- cloning
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Mark Romanek
- Screenplay by
- Alex Garland
- Based on
- Never Let Me Go , 2005 novel, by Kazuo Ishiguro
- Produced by
- Andrew Macdonald Allon Reich
- Starring
- Carey Mulligan Keira Knightley Andrew Garfield Ella Purnell
- Cinematography
- Adam Kimmel
- Edited by
- Barney Pilling
- Music by
- Rachel Portman
- Production companies
- DNA Films Film4
- Distributed by
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Release dates
- 3 September 2010 ( 2010-09-03 ) ( Telluride Film Festival ) 15 September 2010 ( 2010-09-15 ) (United States) 11 February 2011 ( 2011-02-11 ) (United Kingdom)
- Running time
- 103 minutes
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $15 million
- Box office
- $9.9 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Never Let Me Go
- Main subject
- cloning
- Director
- Mark Romanek
- Screenwriter
- Alex Garland
- Cast member
- Nathalie Richard
- Composer
- Rachel Portman
- Producer
- Andrew Macdonald
- Production company
- Film4
- Narrative location
- England
- Duration
- 103
- FilmAffinity ID
- 446540
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.foxsearchlight.com/neverletmego
- Image
- Neverletmegoposter.jpg
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- Commons category
- Never Let Me Go (2010 film)
- publication date
- 2011-04-14
- title
- Never Let Me Go
- executive producer
- Mark Romanek
- distributed by
- Disney+
- after a work by
- Kazuo Ishiguro
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 71%
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Encyclopedic overview
Never Let Me Go is a 2010 British dystopian romantic drama film based on Kazuo Ishiguro's 2005 novel of the same name. The film was directed by Mark Romanek from a screenplay by Alex Garland. Never Let Me Go is set in alternative history and centres on Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy, portrayed by Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley, and Andrew Garfield, respectively, who become entangled in a love triangle. Principal photography began in April 2009. Filming locations included Andrew Melville Hall and Forest School, Walthamstow. The film was produced by DNA Films and Film4 on a US$15 million budget.
Prior to the book's publication, Garland had approached Andrew Macdonald and Allon Reich about a possible film, and wrote a 96-page script. The producers initially had trouble finding an actress to play Kathy. Mulligan was cast in the role after Peter Rice, the head of the company financing the film, recommended her by text message while watching her performance in An Education. Mulligan, a fan of the book, enthusiastically accepted the role, as she had long desired to play the part. The film's message and themes were the factors that attracted Garfield to the film.
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