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Special People

  • 2007
  • 1h 20m
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8.6/10
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Special People (2007)
Drama

Enlisted to teach a class of wheelchair-users about filmmaking, the neurotic Jasper gets a little more than he bargained for. His charges seem to know more than he does about his subject; th... Read allEnlisted to teach a class of wheelchair-users about filmmaking, the neurotic Jasper gets a little more than he bargained for. His charges seem to know more than he does about his subject; they're not impressed by his own heartfelt social realist oeuvre; and they meet his every su... Read allEnlisted to teach a class of wheelchair-users about filmmaking, the neurotic Jasper gets a little more than he bargained for. His charges seem to know more than he does about his subject; they're not impressed by his own heartfelt social realist oeuvre; and they meet his every suggestion with the blank indifference peculiar to the streetwise adolescent. Questions cond... Read all

  • Director
    • Justin Edgar
  • Writer
    • Justin Edgar
  • Stars
    • Jason Maza
    • Dominic Coleman
    • Robyn Frampton
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  • IMDb RATING
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    • Director
      • Justin Edgar
    • Writer
      • Justin Edgar
    • Stars
      • Jason Maza
      • Dominic Coleman
      • Robyn Frampton
    • 1User review
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Jason Maza
    Jason Maza
    • Dave
    Dominic Coleman
    Dominic Coleman
    • Jasper
    Robyn Frampton
    • Jess
    Sasha Hardway
    • Anais
    David Proud
    David Proud
    • Scott Swadkins
    Matthew Dunster
    • Toby
    Simon Lowe
    Simon Lowe
    • Policeman
    Lucinda Raikes
    Lucinda Raikes
    • Ann
    Dave Thomas
    • Farmer
    • Director
      • Justin Edgar
    • Writer
      • Justin Edgar
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    8jebrooke

    Proper independent British film

    Jasper is a film maker with ideological convictions but without a production budget. He finds himself involved in some work for the council to help make ends meet, teaching film-making to a handful of children with disabilities. One of his charges has his own views, one would rather be anywhere else but cooped up in a hall with Jasper and a video camera and one couldn't care less.

    In the end, blessedly, it's not about disabilities or the power of cinema. This is no Dead Poets with ramps. It is about these characters. And mostly it is about Jasper, trying to figure it out. His failed relationship with a woman. His ambiguous relationship with the idea of cinema.

    The result is not perfect, but hugely watchable. The central performance by Dominic Coleman holds the film together. The young people are believable. The story line is small in scale but engaging and illuminating. If it were French it would be a hit.

    But it's British, and its neither feel-good nor auter-ish. Without earnest and well funded distribution, it disappears. Which is a shame.

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    • Release date
      • November 21, 2008 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • 104 Films
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      • $2,345
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      1 hour 20 minutes
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      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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