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Benjamin

Benjamin, a rising star filmmaker, is on the brink of premiering his difficult second film No Self at the London Film Festival when Billie, his hard drinking publicist, introduces him to a mesmeric French musician called Noah.

Director(s)

Simon Amstell

Alexander Holt

Jack Fontaine

James Evered

Bhairavi Patel

Cast & Crew

Jessie Cave

Jessie Cave

Martha

Jessica Raine

Jessica Raine

Billie

Bhairavi Patel

Bhairavi Patel

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Alex Lowe

Alex Lowe

Compère

Joel Fry

Joel Fry

Stephen

Nathan Stewart-Jarrett

Nathan Stewart-Jarrett

Paul

Anna Chancellor

Anna Chancellor

Tessa

Colin Morgan

Colin Morgan

Benjamin

James Bloor

James Bloor

Alex

Mawaan Rizwan

Mawaan Rizwan

Dhani

Kriss Dosanjh

Kriss Dosanjh

Monk

Mark Kermode

Mark Kermode

Himself

Ellie Kendrick

Ellie Kendrick

Anne the Dancer

James Evered

James Evered

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Jack Fontaine

Jack Fontaine

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Phénix Brossard

Phénix Brossard

Noah

Jack Rowan

Jack Rowan

Harry

Michèle Belgrand

Michèle Belgrand

Adrienne

James Lailey

James Lailey

Claude

Simon Mayo

Simon Mayo

Himself

Gabe Gilmour

Gabe Gilmour

Bodhi

Robin Peters

Robin Peters

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Arnab Chanda

Arnab Chanda

Guru

Joanne Howarth

Joanne Howarth

Shop Keeper

Mariam Haque

Mariam Haque

Film Festival Host

Laura Matassa

Laura Matassa

Journalist

Simon Amstell

Simon Amstell

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Alexander Holt

Alexander Holt

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Details

GenresRomance, Comedy, Drama
Runtime1h 25 mins
Released on15 Mar 2019
Languageen
Produced InUnited Kingdom
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Reviews

SWITCH.

7/10

‘Benjamin’ is an enjoyable rom-com, filled with equal amounts of sweet moments and tense ones. - Chris dos Santos Read Chris' full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-benjamin-gay-dramedy-tugs-at-the-heartstrings-in-all-the-right-ways

CinemaSerf

6/10

I really did want to like this - but I wasn't really given anywhere near enough meat on the bones of the story or the characters to het to know. The comedy is pretty thin on the ground and the underlying storyline is clichéd and muddles love and lust in an unconvincing fashion. It may well be partially autobiographical, but that - and the best efforts of the eponymous and engaging Colin Morgan as well as Jack Rowan's heart-throb "Harry" - doesn't help us through it's mediocrity. It's a pity, but I think that maybe auteur Simon Amstell was just too close to this to make it work in any objective or less awkward fashion.

All Trailers

Benjamin | Official Trailer
Benjamin - Official UK Trailer
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