Solomon and Gaenor
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Paul Morrison
Ioan Gruffudd
Nia Roberts
Sue Jones Davies
William Thomas
Mark Lewis Jones
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Set in a Welsh mining community in 1911, a young Jewish boy falls in love with a Welsh girl. Solomon, a displaced Jew is forced to hide his true identity and turn his back on his faith and family in the pursuit of true love. Gaenor, a gentle and obedient chapel girl, scandalizes her community by pursuing her love for Solomon. When Gaenor discovers she is having a baby, their families make every effort to keep them apart.
Director
Paul Morrison
Cast
Ioan Gruffudd
Nia Roberts
Sue Jones Davies
William Thomas
Mark Lewis Jones
Maureen Lipman
David Horovitch
Bethan Ellis Owen
Adam Jenkins
Cyril Shaps
Daniel Kaye
Elliot Cantor
Steffan Rhodri
Emyr Wyn
Julian Lewis Jones
Arwyn Davies
Dai Morgan
Rhys Evans
Helen Griffin
Gwyn Vaughan Jones
Alan Schwartz
Anne Sessions
Olivia Simova
Barry Davis
Rabbi Daniel Levy
Derek Smith
Jane Manuel
Daniel Pruchnie
Ri Richards
Gill Griffiths
Manon Eames
Dafydd Wyn Roberts
Ceri Evans Cooper
Huw Emlyn
Winston Evans
Sion Hopkins
Crew
Claire Alan
Fiona Alderson
Rupert Allen
Rory Armstrong
Howard Arundel
Stephen Ballinger
Stuart Barrell
Jane Beard
Paul Biggs
Pat Boxshall
Andy Bradford
Andy Brown
Maxine Brown
Ian Burlingham
Alison Callaghan
Sheryl Crown
Barry Davies
Catherine Davies
Chris Davies
Elaine Day
Annie Dibbling
Andy Dixon
Richard Dyer
Bethan Eames
Paul Edwards
Jennie Evans
David Green
Dai Hopkins
Nicolette Howard
Jonathan Hunter
Maurice Hunter
Mark Hutchings
Geraldine Jeffers
Gruffudd Jones
Huw Penallt Jones
Huw Jones
Llinos Wyn Jones
Menna Jones
Nina Kellgren
Steve Lawes
Derek Lloyd
Danny Longhurst
Sheri Lund
Wayne Maggs
Joan Mccann
David Mellor
Robert Milton
Paul Morrison
Bryan Moses
Michael Mustafi
Ron Muston
Chris Nixon
Nicole Northridge
Paul O'neill
Paul O'neill
David Owen
Angharad Owens
Vicki Page
Phil Payter
Frazer Pearce
Hayden Pearce
Glyn Phillips
Nerys Phillips
Andy Porter
Chris Redman
Gill Rees
Richard Reeve
Adrian Rhodes
Addrian Rogers
Kevin Rudge
Ilona Sekacz
Andy Simmons
Alan Stewart
Phil Symes
Andrew Taylor
Peter Thornton
Mark Tilly
Julie Van Praag
Jeff Welsh
Mike Weston
Ray Weston
Ros Wilkins
Tony Wilks
Diane Williams
Jon Williams
Rhian Williams
Matthew Woolf
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Foreign Language Film
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Audience Award for Best Film at the 2000 Nantucket Film Festival.
Released in United States February 1999
Released in United States June 2000
Released in United States October 1999
Released in United States on Video January 30, 2001
Released in United States Summer August 25, 2000
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (market) February 10-21, 1999.
Shown at Florida Film Festival june 8-19, 2000.
Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 7-17, 1999.
Shown at Nantucket Film Festival June 21-25, 2000.
Feature directorial debut for Paul Morrison.
Began shooting March 22, 1998.
Completed shooting April 25, 1998.
Released in United States on Video January 30, 2001
Released in United States February 1999 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (market) February 10-21, 1999.)
Released in United States June 2000 (Shown at Florida Film Festival june 8-19, 2000.)
Released in United States June 2000 (Shown at Nantucket Film Festival June 21-25, 2000.)
Released in United States Summer August 25, 2000
Released in United States October 1999 (Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 7-17, 1999.)
