''London Road'' is a 2015 British musical

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directed by

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and written by Adam Cork and Alecky Blythe based on their National Theatre musical of the same name, which in turn is based on the interviews about the Steve Wright killings. The film stars Olivia Colman,

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and Tom Hardy. The film was selected to be shown in the to City section of the

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Cast

* Olivia Colman as Julie *

as June * Tom Hardy as Mark *

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as Vicky *

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as Jan * Claire Moore as Councillor Carole *

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as Ivy * Paul Thornley as Dodge *

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as Margaret * Anna Hale as Jessica *

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as Colette McBeth *

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as Simon Newton * James Doherty as Seb * Nick Holder as Ron *

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as Wayne * Hal Fowler as David Crabtree *

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as Helen * Alecky Blythe as BBC newsreader

Production

The film was shot in Bexley in London. A number of cast members from the original production reprise their roles in the film, including Fleetwood, Burt, Moore, Shaeffer, Thornley, Fowler, and Holder.

Release

The live film premiere was screened in cinemas across the UK as part of

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on 9 June 2015 and was released on 12 June 2015.

Critical reception

''London Road'' received generally positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator website

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reports 76% of 67 critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Equal parts enthralling and unsettling, ''London Road'' uses an unusual documentary/musical hybrid to tell a grim true-life tale."

Accolades

The film's choreographer, Javier de Frutos, was nominated for and won the 2017 Chita Rivera Award for Outstanding Choreography in a Feature Film, beating fellow nominees ''

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'', '' Mad Max: Fury Road'', and '' The Revenant'') ;Nominations * British Film of the Year; lost to ''

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References

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