Rent Contact (1985)
3.9 of 5 from 52 ratings
1h 6min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Directed by Alan Clarke (Scum, The Firm), and adapted by AFN Clarke from his own autobiographical book, 'Contact' is a powerful, unsensational drama about a platoon of British paratroopers on border patrol in South Armagh. Finely-judged performances from Sean Chapman (Scum, Made in Britain) and the rest of the cast combine with fluid hand-held camerawork and night-vision imagery to create a sparse, documentary-like effect, expertly capturing the fear, confusion and bravery of uniformed soldiers fighting against an unseen enemy.
- Actors:
- Sean Chapman, Steve Sweeney, Gary Hailes, Graham Fletcher-Cook, John Blundell, Ozzie Stevens, Jem Ahmet, Jason Cunliffe, Steve Fletcher, Chris Lee, James V. Mathews, Dennis Savage, Sam Smart
- Directors:
- Alan Clarke
- Producers:
- Terry Coles
- Writers:
- A.F.N. Clarke
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Documentary, Drama
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 21/11/2016
- Run Time:
- 66 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- David Leland introduction (1991, 4 mins)
- Optional audio commentary with actor Sean Chapman
- AFN Clarke on Contact (2016, 22 mins): an interview with the writer
- Making Contact (2016): a gallery of location stills
- Psy-Warriors (Alan Clarke, 1981, 73 mins): writer David Leland's harrowing drama, exploring the military's use of psychological interrogation techniques
- Know your Enemy (2016, 18 mins): a documentary on the making of Contact and Psy-Warriors, featuring interviews with David Leland, Sean Chapman and filmmakers Paul Greengrass and Stephen Frears
