''Electricity'' is a 2014 British film directed by Bryn Higgins, starring

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and Christian Cooke. the film is about the journey seen through the eyes of a young woman with

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. ''Electricity'' is an adaptation of the 2006 novel by Ray Robinson. It was produced in

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in June 2013; some filming was carried out in

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and in North East England. The film was released on 12 December 2014.

Plot

Lily O'Connor, a Northerner with epilepsy, finds out her brother, who she had believed to be dead, may be alive. She leaves her safe, routine life and goes to London to find him. Epilepsy colours her perceptions and the film shows how she views everyday objects and places as obstacles and dangers.

Cast

as Lily O'Connor * Christian Cooke as Mikey O'Connor * Paul Anderson as Barry O'Connor * Alice Lowe as Sylvia *

as Mel *

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as Al *

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as Dave * Millie Taylforth as Young Lily * Jake Gibbons as Young Mikey * Melissa Sinden as Sylvia's mother

Reception

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, the film holds an approval rating of 79% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 6.4/10.

References

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* 2014 films 2014 drama films British drama films Films based on British novels Films set in Yorkshire Films set in London Works about epilepsy 2010s English-language films 2010s British films {{2010s-UK-film-stub