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One Night Can Change Your Life Forever
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 284
Retail Price: £19.99
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Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
Originally screened on BBC 1 in July over five consecutive evenings, the compelling drama centres on Ben Coulter (Ben Whishaw) a normal 21 year old who, after one mad night finds his life changed forever. An encounter with a wild and sexy young woman finds Ben arrested for murder and his world completely torn apart.

The programme stars a wealth of British acting talent including rising star Whishaw (Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer, Brideshead Revisited) alongside acting legends Pete Postlethwaite, (The Usual Suspects, In The Name Of The Father), Lindsay Duncan (A Year In Provence, Mansfield Park), David Harewood (Blood Diamond, The Merchant Of Venice), Con O'Neill (Learners, The History Of Tom Jones: A Foundling) and Bill Paterson (The Killing Fields, Bright Young Things).

Unable to remember the majority of his extraordinary night, Ben is denied bail and sent to prison to await his trial. His naivety proves to be a weakness in amongst the killers, drug dealers and other vicious criminals. Who can he trust, the plain speaking Hooch (Postlethwaite) the charismatically sinister Freddie Graham (Harewood) or his sympathetic lawyer Stone (O'Neill)?

Written by former lawyer turned respected screenwriter and playwright Peter Moffat (Kavanagh QC, Macbeth - ShakespeaRe-Told) the fantastic drama follows Ben on a rollercoaster ride through the criminal justice system where the truth is marginalised and playing the game is the only thing that matters.

Special Features:
- Cast Filmographies
- Photo Gallery

Video Tracks:
Anamorphic 1.78:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital English Stereo

Subtitle Tracks:
English HoH

Directed By:
Otto Bathurst
Luke Watson

Written By:

Starring:
Ruth Negga
Jaye Griffiths
Ben Whishaw
Bill Paterson
Con O'Neill
Juliet Aubrey
David Westhead
Joe Dixon
Ian Peck
Pete Postlethwaite
Daren Elliott Holmes
David Harewood
Nicholas Farrell
Vineeta Rishi
Lindsay Duncan

Casting By:
Jennifer Duffy

Soundtrack By:
John Lunn

Music From:
The Jam
The Rapture

Director of Photography:
Eric Maddison

Editor:
Sarah Brewerton

Costume Designer:
Claire Anderson

Production Designer:
Will Hughes-Jones

Producer:
Pier Wilkie

Executive Producer:
Hilary Salmon

Distributor:
Acorn Media

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