The Knife That Killed Me (film)

The Knife That Killed Me
Directed by Kit Monkman
Marcus Romer
Produced by Thomas Mattinson
Alan Latham
Screenplay by Marcus Romer
Kit Monkman
Based on The Knife That Killed Me 
by Anthony McGowan
Starring Jack McMullen
Reece Dinsdale
Haruka Abe
Andrew Dunn
Oliver Lee
Charles Mnene
Josh Brown
Thomas Teago
Rosie Goddard
Andrew Ellis
Alfie Stewart
Reece Douglas
Richard Crehan
Distributed by Universal Pictures (UK)
Focus Features (US)
Release dates
24 October 2014
Running time
95 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Budget £3 million

The Knife That Killed Me is a 2014 British drama film that was funded as a Kickstarter project.[1] The story about a teenage boy who becomes involved in knife crime was adapted from the novel by Anthony McGowan.[2] It was filmed in York, North Yorkshire in a purpose-built green screen stage at GSP Studios (at the former ARTTS International film school) at Bubwith,[3] entirely on green screens.[2] Production began in mid-February 2012[3] and filming began in mid-April.[4] The film was released on 24 October 2014.

A casting call for the role of Paul was posted on October 26, 2011[5] and another for 'Yorkshire-based teenagers' was posted on January 9, 2012;[6] the latter also states that Jeremy Zimmerman was the casting director.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Tom Adams [8]

Reception

The film received mixed reviews. Wendy Ide of The Times described it as "an experimental British drama... with a densely intensive visual verve."[9] Leslie Felperin of The Guardian praised the film's stylized look but said the acting was "painfully weak" and advised Romer and Kitman "to take classes in how to handle actors."[1]

The film will also experience its Italian debut in the specialist youth selection of the Rome Film Festival.[10]

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