''Skeletons'' is a 2010 British

pastoral science fiction Pastoral science fiction is a subgenre of science fiction which uses bucolic, Rural area, rural settings, like other forms of pastoral literature. Since it is a subgenre of science fiction, authors may set stories either on Earth or another hab ...

film directed by Nick Whitfield, starring

Ed Gaughan Ed Gaughan is an English actor, director, comedian, voice actor and jazz musician. He is best known for his starring role in the BAFTA-nominated 2010 film ''Skeletons'' and for voicing Baron von Greenback in ''Danger Mouse'' and Q Pootle 5 in ''Q ...

, Andrew Buckley, and

Jason Isaacs Jason Isaacs (born 6 June 1963) is an English actor. He is best known for his portrayal of D.J. in ''Event Horizon'' (1997), Ronald Quincy in ''Armageddon'' (1998), Colonel William Tavington in '' The Patriot'' (2000), Michael D. Steele in '' ...

. It was nominated for 'Outstanding Debut by a British Director' at the

64th British Academy Film Awards The 64th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, were held on 13 February 2011 at the Royal Opera House in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2010. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Telev ...

. ''Skeletons'' was the winner of the "Best new British feature film" award at the 2010

Edinburgh International Film Festival The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF), established in 1947, is the world's oldest continually running film festival. EIFF presents both UK and international films (all titles are World, international, European or UK Premieres), in al ...

. The plot surrounds two psychic exorcists who travel Britain providing a service to their customers of revealing couples' hidden secrets.

Plot

Two "suited, slightly shabby (or even seedy in one case), privately-contracted investigators...walk through the British countryside to visit couples and others who want to exhume and clear out the secrets and metaphorical)skeletons in one another’s closets before for example getting married." The psychic investigators do this by accessing "portals to the couples’ histories, that are accessed through the cupboards in their houses and which allow the investigators to view and experience the hidden parts of their customers lives.”

Cast

as Davis * Andrew Buckley as Bennett *

as The Colonel *

Paprika Steen Kirstine "Paprika" Steen (born 3 November 1964) is a Danish actress and director best known for her performances in Dogme 95 films '' Festen'', '' The Idiots'', Mifune, and '' Open Hearts''. Steen was the first Danish actress since Karin Nell ...

as Jane *

Tuppence Middleton Tuppence Amelia Middleton (born 21 February 1987) is a British actress. In 2010, she was nominated for the ''London Evening Standard'' Film Awards for Most Promising Newcomer. Middleton appeared in various films before making her breakthrough ...

as Rebecca * Josef Whitfield as Jo-Jo * Keith Lancaster as The Father * Holly-Mai Leighton as Young Rebecca

Filming locations

Much of the film was shot around

Matlock Bath Matlock Bath is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England. It lies in the Derbyshire Dales, south of Matlock on the main A6 road, and approximately halfway between Buxton and Derby. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census ...

. Ed Gaughan's character lives in a boat in a field beside a power station. The power station is

Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station is a decommissioned coal-fired power station owned and operated by Uniper at Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire, England. Commissioned in 1968 by the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB), the station had ...

and boats from the

River Soar The River Soar () is a major tributary of the River Trent in the East Midlands as well as the principal river of Leicestershire, England. The source of the river is midway between Hinckley and Lutterworth. The river then flows north throug ...

had become stranded in a flood.

Soundtrack

The track 'Polegnala e Pschenitza', from Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares features prominently in the soundtrack.

References

External links

* * 2010 films British drama films 2010s British films Pastoral science fiction {{2010s-UK-film-stub