''Radiator'' is a 2014 British

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by Tom Browne and co-written with Daniel Cerqueira, who also stars in the film along with

Richard Johnson Richard or Dick Johnson may refer to: Academics * Dick Johnson (academic) (1929–2019), Australian academic * Richard C. Johnson (1930–2003), professor of electrical engineering * Richard A. Johnson, artist and professor at the University of ...

and

Gemma Jones Jennifer "Gemma" Jones (born 4 December 1942) is an English actress. Appearing on both stage and screen, her film appearances include ''Sense and Sensibility'' (1995), the ''Bridget Jones'' series (2001–2016), the ''Harry Potter'' series ( ...

. The film was released on 27 November 2015 and received critical acclaim for its direction, acting, humour and emotion.

Premise

Daniel's life is turned upside down when he is summoned to his parents' remote farm in order to help them adjust to their new squalor.

Cast

* Daniel Cerqueira as Daniel *

Julia Ford Julia Ford (born 7 August 1963) is a British actress, voice actress and director. Early life She was born in Chester, Cheshire and grew up in Sutton Weaver. She attended Helsby County Grammar School. Career Her acting work includes theatre, ...

as Jean *

as Leonard *

as Maria * Frankie Browne as Charlie Monty portrayed Captain, Leonard and Maria's dog.

Production

Filming Cinematography (from ancient Greek κίνημα, ''kìnema'' "movement" and γράφειν, ''gràphein'' "to write") is the art of Film, motion picture (and more recently, electronic video camera) photography. Cinematographers use a lens (o ...

took place in the

Lake District The Lake District, also known as the Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous for its lakes, forests, and mountains (or ''fells''), and its associations with William Wordswor ...

Cumbria Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumb ...

. ''Radiator'' was Johnson's final film prior to his death on 5 June 2015.

Release

''Radiator'' premiered at the

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on 15 October 2014. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 27 November 2015.

Accolades

Fisher was nominated for "Breakthrough British Filmmaker" at the London Film Critics Circle Awards 2015, but he lost to John Maclean for ''

Slow West ''Slow West'' is a 2015 Revisionist Western film that was written and directed by John Maclean in his directorial debut. It stars Kodi Smit-McPhee as a young Scotsman searching for his lost love in the American West, accompanied by a bounty hun ...

''. Radiator won the Audience Award at

Glasgow Film Festival The Glasgow Film Festival is an annual film festival based in Glasgow, Scotland. The festival began in 2005. By 2015, the festival had seen audience figures top 40,000 for two consecutive years. 2008 2008's festival took place between 14–24 Feb ...

2015.

References

External links

* * 2014 films 2010s French-language films 2014 drama films British drama films Films about dysfunctional families Films shot in Cumbria Picturehouse films 2010s English-language films 2010s British films {{2010s-UK-film-stub