''Blue Blood'' is a documentary film that was released in UK cinemas in 2007 and showed on BBC2's Storyville in 2008. The film follows the paths of five students from

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as they try to win a place on the

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Varsity squad. Those who do will face off against students from the

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and earn the right to call themselves a "Blue".

Production

The film was shot and edited by the director

Stevan Riley Stevan Riley (born November 1975) is a British film director, producer, editor and writer. He was educated at the University of Oxford, where he studied Modern History. His films include '' Blue Blood'' (2006); ''Fire in Babylon'' (2010); ''Ever ...

. The film was produced by Rafael Marmor and Stevan Riley. It premiered at the 2006

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one year before it debuted in the UK.

Reception

The film was nominated for the ''

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'' New Documentary Award and for Best Film in the 2008 Evening Standard Film Awards. Director, Stevan Riley, was nominated for Best British Newcomer in the London Critics Circle Awards 2008.

Legal issues

The film's cover and DVD case used an image of the Oxford skyline taken by a former

student, where permission was given only for posters and only with credit given, neither of which conditions were adhered to.

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External links

* Documentary films about boxing 2006 films 2006 documentary films British boxing films Films directed by Stevan Riley Boxing in England Films shot in Oxford Films set in the University of Oxford Sport at the University of Oxford British sports documentary films 2000s British films {{2000s-UK-film-stub

Production

Reception

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