The Arbor
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Clio Barnard
Manjinder Virk
Natalie Gavin
Christine Bottomley
Robert Emms
Neil Dudgeon
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A portrait of troubled British playwright Andrea Dunbar and her tumultuous relationship with her daughter. Andrea wrote honestly and unflinchingly about her upbringing on the notorious Buttershaw Estate. When she died, tragically at the age of 29 in 1990, her daughter Lorraine was just ten years old. Now 29 years old, Lorraine is currently ostracized from Buttershaw and in prison, serving a sentence for manslaughter for the death of her son. While being rehabilitated in prison, Lorraine is re-introduced to her mother's plays and private letters, and as she reflects on the parallels in their lives, she begins to come to terms with her role in the death of her son.
Director
Clio Barnard
Cast
Manjinder Virk
Natalie Gavin
Christine Bottomley
Robert Emms
Neil Dudgeon
Jimi Mistry
Monica Dolan
Danny Webb
Kathryn Pogson
Jonathan Haynes
George Costigan
Crew
Ameenah Ayub
Tim Barker
Tim Barker
Clio Barnard
Scott Bassett
Ole Birkeland
Lucy Bright
Matthew Button
Richard Davey
Harry Escott
Nick Fenton
Daniel Goddard
Amy Hubbard
Michael Morris
Molly Nyman
Tracy O'riordan
Matthew Price
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of Best New Documentary Filmmaker (Clio Barnard) at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival.
Limited Release in United States Spring April 27, 2011
Limited Release in United States Summer August 26, 2011
Released in United States on Video September 6, 2011
Released in United States 2010
Limited Release in United States Spring April 27, 2011 (New York City)
Limited Release in United States Summer August 26, 2011 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States on Video September 6, 2011
Released in United States 2010 (Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (World Documentary Feature Competition) April 21-May 2, 2010.)
Released in United States 2011 (Documentaries/Out of Competition)
Released in United States 2011
Released in United States 2011 (True Stories)
Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (World Documentary Feature Competition) April 21-May 2, 2010.
