Some Voices (film)

Some Voices is a British 2000 drama film directed by Simon Cellan Jones and adapted for the screen by Joe Penhall, from his own stage play originally a theatre production for the Royal Court, London. It is the first feature film by Cellan Jones, a renowned TV director respected for his work on the BAFTAwinning Our Friends in the North. The film was almost entirely shot on location in Shepherds Bush, West London, where Cellan Jones lives. The film has a running time of 101 minutes.

Ray is an intelligent, outgoing young man. He soon falls for Laura Kelly Macdonald, a Glaswegian girl in the midst of breaking up with her abusive boyfriend Peter McDonald. Laura becomes attracted to Ray because of his spontaneity and his childlike sense of fun. Around this time, Pete also becomes involved in a relationship with Mandy Julie Graham.As Rays relationship blossoms, he begins to resent taking his pills, preferring to trust in the soothing properties of love. Over time, this decision has disastrous effects on all three relationships the relationship between the brothers, Ray and Laura, and Pete and Mandy. Ray may cause disruption, concern and distress to those close to him but that is only a fraction of the distress his condition causes him. In the end, it is the relationship between the brothers that is central to the film. Pete is longsuffering but, despite all his frustration and resentment, his loving commitment keeps his brother from serious harm. ........

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