''Ruby Blue'' is a 2008 British drama directed by

Jan Dunn Jan Dunn (born 15 May 1963 in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England) is a British filmmaker, who made her feature length directorial debut in 2005 with the film '' Gypo'', starring Paul McGann and Pauline McLynn, which won a British Independent Film Awa ...

and starring

Bob Hoskins Robert William Hoskins (26 October 1942 – 29 April 2014) was an English actor. His work included lead roles in films and television series such as '' Pennies from Heaven'' (1978), '' The Long Good Friday'' (1980), ''Mona Lisa'' (1986), ''Who ...

and

Josiane Balasko Josiane Balasko (born Josiane Balašković; 15 April 1950) is a French actress, writer, and director. She has been nominated seven times for César Awards, and won twice. Career One of Balasko's most recognized roles among English speakers is ...

Plot

Jack sinks into depression following the death of his wife. The arrival of a mysterious Frenchwoman in the neighborhood will change his life. Jack will then gradually discover the truth about this enigmatic woman.

Cast

as Jack *

as Stephanie *

Jody Latham Jody Lee Latham (born 9 January 1983) is an English actor, best known for portraying the roles of Lip Gallagher in the British Channel 4 comedy-drama series '' Shameless'', Calum McKenzie in the ITV drama series '' The Fixer'' and Rob Grays ...

as Ian *

Josef Altin Josef Altin (born as Yusuf Altın; 12 February 1983) is a British television and film actor who had the role of Pypar in the HBO fantasy TV series ''Game of Thrones''. Other notable performances is his role as Ekrem in ''Eastern Promises'' and ...

as Frankie * Jessica Stewart as Florrie * Shannon Tomkinson as Stacey * Sean Wilton as Dick * Angelica O'Reilly as Rosie *

Ashley McGuire Ashley McGuire is a British actress, known for her roles as Big Mandy in the BBC comedy series '' This Country'' and Vicky Houghton in the BBC One series '' This Is Going to Hurt''. Life and career McGuire attended Rose Bruford College of Spee ...

as Debbie * Chloe Sirene as Cecile * Michael Mills as Joey * Sam Talbot as Sean * Nicola Stewart as Sean's wife * Corinna Powlesland as Suzy * Joel Clark Ackerman as Tony * Lisa Payne as The policewoman * James O'Donnell as The policeman * Rebecca Clow as DCI Cartwright

Production

The filming took place in

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Ramsgate Ramsgate is a seaside town in the district of Thanet in east Kent, England. It was one of the great English seaside towns of the 19th century. In 2001 it had a population of about 40,000. In 2011, according to the Census, there was a populati ...

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and Barnsole Vineyard. The movie was presented in several Film Festivals like the ''Dinard Festival of British Cinema'' (France), the ''Warsaw International FilmFest'' (Poland), the ''Cinequest International Film Festival'' (USA), the

London Independent Film Festival The London Independent Film Festival is a British film festival that takes place annually in April. It was founded by Erich Schultz and specialises in low-budget independent films. It offers a screenplay competition and distribution fair. Hist ...

(UK) and the

Frameline Film Festival The Frameline Film Festival (aka San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival) (formerly San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival; San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival) began as a storefront event in 1976. The first ...

(USA).

Accolades

References

External links

* * 2008 films 2008 drama films British drama films 2000s English-language films 2000s British films {{2000s-UK-film-stub