Golden Years (2016 film)
| Golden Years | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Miller |
| Produced by | Mark Foligno |
| Written by |
John Miller Nick Knowles Jeremy Sheldon |
| Starring |
Bernard Hill Virginia McKenna Simon Callow Una Stubbs Alun Armstrong Phil Davis |
| Music by | Neil Athale |
| Cinematography | Adam Lincoln |
| Edited by | Dan Lincoln |
Production company |
MoliFilms |
Release dates |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Golden Years is a British film directed by John Miller and written by John Miller, Nick Knowles and Jeremy Sheldon.[1][2]
It was produced by Mark Foligno and edited by Dan Lincoln, with cinematography by Adam Lincoln and music by Neil Athale.
Golden Years follows the exploits of a group of pensioners who, having seen their pensions diminished, decide to tour National Trust properties in their caravan and rob nearby banks. It stars Bernard Hill, Virginia McKenna, Simon Callow, Una Stubbs, Alun Armstrong and Phil Davis.[3]
Plot
Law-abiding retired couple, Arthur (Hill) and Martha Goode (McKenna) live a quiet life in suburbia, tending their garden and socialising with friends.
But fate, the pensions crisis and a steadfast refusal to accept the injustice of old age force Arthur and Martha into a life of crime. Refusing to take the loss of their pensions lying down and to fade away into their declining years, they decide to fight back and take back what was theirs in the first place. They decide to start robbing banks.
With masks to hide their identities and canvas shopping trolleys to transport their loot, they embark on a whistle-stop tour of countryside bank branches within easy reach of National Trust properties, which they tour in a caravan.
The media reports the robberies and assumes the heists to be conducted by a young crew of professionals. The notoriety of the Goodes grows as more banks are targeted, including a narrow escape when, after robbing a village bank and hiding their masks, they are invited back into the branch for a cup of tea by bank manager Stephen, played by Richard Cambridge.
Soon, their drinking buddies Royston (Callow), Shirley (Stubbs), Brian (Davis), whom they know from their failing bingo and bowls club, run by Mark Williams, discover their identities and choose to join the gang, enabling more daring heists at High Street bank branches.
Meanwhile, they remain one step ahead of policeman Sid (Armstrong) and his wife Nancy, played by Sue Johnston and CID officer Stringer, played by Brad Moore.[4][5]
Production
Golden Years was filmed on location in Bristol and the Cotswolds in 2015.[6]
It was released on 29 April 2016.[7]
References
- ↑ "Golden Years". British Council. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ↑ Thomas, Kate (14 April 2016). "Back together? Nick Knowles, 53, beams as he cosies up to estranged wife Jessica Rose Moor, 28, at glitzy premiere... three months after announcing split". Daily Mail.
- ↑ Dalton, Stephen (26 April 2016). "‘Golden Years’: Film Review". Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ Shoard, Catherine (28 April 2016). "Golden Years review – pensioners-turn-crims comedy". The Guardian.
- ↑ "IMDB - Golden Years". IMDB. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ↑ Prideaux, Sophie (15 March 2015). "Comedy bank heist movie Golden Years being filmed in Bristol this week". The Bristol Post.
- ↑ "Nick Knowles Golden Years interview". BBC One Show. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.