''Lost at Christmas'' is a 2020 British
romantic comedy film. It is written and directed by
Ryan Hendrick and stars
Kenny Boyle, Natalie Clark,
Sylvester McCoy,
Sanjeev Kohli,
Clare Grogan
Claire Patricia Grogan (born 17 March 1962), known professionally as Clare Grogan or sometimes as C. P. Grogan, is a Scottish actress and singer. She is best known as the lead singer of the 1980s new wave music group Altered Images, as well as ...
and
Frazer Hines.
Plot
Two strangers stranded in the Scottish Highlands on Christmas Eve team up to try and get home in time for Christmas.
Cast
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Kenny Boyle as Rob
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Natalie Clark
Natalie may refer to:
People
* Natalie (given name)
* Natalie (singer) (born 1979), Mexican-American R&B singer/songwriter
* Shahan Natalie (1884–1983), Armenian writer and principal organizer of Operation Nemesis
Music Albums
* ''Nat ...
as Jen
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Sylvester McCoy as Ernie
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Sanjeev Kohli as Sid
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Clare Grogan
Claire Patricia Grogan (born 17 March 1962), known professionally as Clare Grogan or sometimes as C. P. Grogan, is a Scottish actress and singer. She is best known as the lead singer of the 1980s new wave music group Altered Images, as well as ...
as Anna
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Frazer Hines as Frank
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Caitlin Blackwood as Clara
* Karen Bartke as Ellen
* Alasdair McCrone as James
* Alexander Teunion as Chris
* Nicolette McKeown as Nicki
* Simon Laidlaw as the taxi driver
Production
Originally titled ''Perfect Strangers'', the film is based on
Ryan Hendrick's 2015 short film of the same name. Production on ''Lost at Christmas'' began in September 2019. In June 2020, the film entered its final stages of production, ready for its release at Christmas 2020. The film also appeared in a special
BBC News report in January 2020 while filming was taking place, including interviews with members of the cast and production crew. The film was renamed from ''Perfect Strangers'' to ''Lost at Christmas'' during post-production in October 2020.
Casting
The full cast list was revealed on 20 November 2019, that consisted of
Kenny Boyle, Natalie Clark,
Sylvester McCoy,
Sanjeev Kohli,
Clare Grogan
Claire Patricia Grogan (born 17 March 1962), known professionally as Clare Grogan or sometimes as C. P. Grogan, is a Scottish actress and singer. She is best known as the lead singer of the 1980s new wave music group Altered Images, as well as ...
,
Frazer Hines,
Caitlin Blackwood, Karen Bartke, Alasdair McCrone, Alexander Teunion and Nicolette McKeown with additional cast members being announced on 28 December.
Filming
Filming took place January 2020 around
Fort William and
Glencoe and was completed in twelve days.
Filming was officially completed on 19 January 2020.
Release
The film had its premiere on 26 November 2020 at the Highland Cinema in Fort William. It was released in cinemas on 4 December 2020 and via the internet on 7 December 2020.
Reception
Writing in ''
The Guardian'', Leslie Felperin gave the film two stars, describing it as a "dully sentimental, unfunny romantic comedy".
''BrumNotes Magazine'' said of the film, "Here’s some lovely interplay and chemistry between the cast that delivers some genuine tenderness and poignancy and with an ending that turns out to not be so predictable after all."
See also
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List of Christmas films
Many Christmas stories have been adapted to feature films and TV specials, and have been broadcast and repeated many times on television; since the popularization of home video in the 1980s, their many editions are sold and re-sold every year d ...
References
External links
{{IMDb title, 9144004, title=Lost at Christmas
2020 films
2020s English-language films
British romantic comedy-drama films
2020s Christmas comedy-drama films
2020 romantic comedy-drama films
2020s British films