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THE LAST BUS
DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, GERMANY
 
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Completed - ENGLISH - Drama - 86 minutes

Log Line

John O’Groats, Scotland: An old man crosses the country just using local buses

Year of production : 2021

Director(s) : Gillies MACKINNON
Writer(s) : Joe AINSWORTH
Cast : Timothy SPALL, Phyllis LOGAN

Producer(s) : Sol PAPADOPOULOS (Hurricane Films), Roy BOULTER (Hurricane Films)

Synopsis

Heart-warming tale of an old man (Timothy Spall) whose wife (Phyllis Logan) has just passed away- and with his free local bus pass travels to the other end of the UK- to where they originally moved from- using only local buses, on a nostalgic trip but also carrying his wife’s ashes in a small suitcase, ‘taking her back’ and in doing so he meets local people, and by the end of his trip he’s a celebrity.

Production

Country(ies) : UNITED KINGDOM

Financing plan : Head Gear, Quickfire, Lipsync

Start of shooting : October 2019

AUSTRALIA Nov 04, 2021 ROADSHOW FILMS
AUSTRIA Aug 12, 2022 POLYFILM VERLEI
AUSTRIA POLYFILM VERLEI
CANADA SPHERE FILMS
CANADA SPHERE FILMS
CZECH REPU Sep 01, 2024 CZECH TELEVISIO
DENMARK SMILE ENTERTAIN
ESTONIA BESTFILM.EU OÜ
FINLAND Sep 01, 2023 CINEMA MONDO
FINLAND Sep 29, 2023 CINEMA MONDO
FRANCE Aug 21, 2024 NEXT FILM DISTR
GERMANY CAPELIGHT PICTU
GREECE ODEON S.A.
GREECE Sep 29, 2023 THE FILM GROUP
ISRAEL RED CAPE DISTRI
ITALY Jan 25, 2024 TRENT FILM
NETHERLAND Jun 30, 2022 WW ENTERTAINMEN
POLAND SONOVISION
PORTUGAL FILMS4YOU
RUSSIA Nov 04, 2021 EXPONENTA FILM
SLOVENIA RTV SLOVENIJA
SOUTH AFRI GRAVEL ROAD DIS
SPAIN Jun 18, 2021 DEA PLANETA
SWEDEN Dec 25, 2023 LUCKY DOGS AB
SWITZERLAN FILMCOOPI ZURIC
TURKEY VAGON FILM
USA CINESKY PICTURE
USA Feb 18, 2022 SAMUEL GOLDWYN


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Festivals and Awards

Zurich FF 2021 (Gala Premiere)
Chichester 2021 (Opening film/ UK Premiere)
Mill Valley 2021 (World/ North Am Premiere)
British Film Festival Australia 2021
Bif&st Bari International Film Festival 2021 (International Panorama: Winner Best Actor: Timothy Spall)


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