Rent Sulphur and White (2020)
2.9 of 5 from 111 ratings
2h 0min
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- Synopsis:
- City of London, trading floor, 2008, in a world of cutthroat deals it takes a unique person to succeed. Single-minded to the point of ruthless, David (Mark Stanley) is this person. But beyond the aura of success lies a secret. There are layers to David...once chipped away, what lies behind the facade? As David climbs the corporate ladder, the past threatens to rise up and engulf him. As he struggles, a woman comes into his life. There have been many, but Vanessa is different - she matters. David's desperate to hold on to her, while she believes in a future for them. But can David keep the secret of his past at bay?
- Actors:
- Mark Stanley, Anna Friel, Dougray Scott, Emily Beecham, Aftab Shivdasani, Alistair Petrie, Sheila Atim, Maximilian Befort, Ben Ashenden, Sofia Barclay, Rosalie Craig, Hugo Stone, Anson Boon, Lorna Brown, Vera Chok, Alexandra Clatworthy, Charlotte Comer, Olive Gray, Suzann McLean, Jeremy Neumark Jones
- Directors:
- Julian Jarrold
- Producers:
- Michael Elliott
- Writers:
- Susie Farrell
- Aka:
- Forgiveness
- Studio:
- Modern Films
- Genres:
- Drama
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 21/09/2020
- Run Time:
- 120 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- The Making of 'Sulphur and White'
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Reviews (5) of Sulphur and White
Interesting film - Sulphur and White review by TH
This is a well acted and engaging film. The storyline is both moving and powerful. The acting from all is great and it's a film that makes you think after.
1 out of 2 members found this review helpful.
Misery Memoir Set Partly in South Africa which Fails to Satisfy as Drama - Sulphur and White review by PV
I suspect this would have been better off as a 1 hour of 48 minute TV drama, or even drama-documentary. There is just not enough here to pad out a whole film, and this did drag at times, esp the second half. This is one of many misery memoir films - too many to list here really. Some are better than others.
Based on a real life City trader who now campaigns for the NSPCC, I was a tad concerned at the misandry here, where all white adult males are portrayed as child sex abusers or just amoral greedy capitalists in the City (the real life David, focus of this biopic, was one himself, made his fortune there). It just gets tiresome, in a cartoon character way, though I have seen quite a few films like this now - it's quite the thing, hating on white men and boys!
And the 1 in 20 stat at the end needs analysis - for 'children' the NSPCC counts anyone under 18, I think, so most claims are by teenagers. There is a danger of overusing claims of abuse, automatically believing claims and demonising all men and boys. We see the effects in the permanent suspicion in which all men are now treated, guilty as accused. That is very dangerous as lies are then weaponised for revenge.
It's not explicit in its depiction of child abuse so not sure why any gets triggered at things like this.
It's a so-so film BUT I'd recommend WAH-WAH (2015) by Richard E Grant more and a south African film MOFFIE (2019).
2 stars
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Unsettling - Sulphur and White review by MZ
I wanted to write to review to warn people that this film has child abuse issues in it, there was no description of this provided so I had no way of knowing. I stopped watching it not long into the film as it was depressing and upsetting. I can not understand the good review this has been given. The description is quite misleading, I pictured it mostly set in the stock exchange.
1 out of 4 members found this review helpful.