A film about friendship and familiarity masking major secrets. When protagonists Beth and Ross gather all of their best friends together for an unruly drink and drug-fuelled party, the event is like many such evenings. That is, until Beth and Ross make an announcement. They tell those assembled that they have secretly married. The impact is not as simple as they had expected. We then track the events of the evening as the news affects each person in turn. Instead of the absolute approval Ross and Beth had hoped for, the news throws a harsh spotlight on everyone's relationship and notions of marriage. The film explores the confused attitudes of a generation whose model of love and romance is complex and demanding. The evening degenerates into a rash of revelations and discoveries about all of the friends, but most dramatically it unravels Ross and Beth's relationship in a way neither of them could have foreseen. This is no fairytale
Credits
The Announcement Cast
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Character |
Lennie James
He was 34, now 59 years old
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Toby Stephens
He was 31, now 55 years old
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Mark Addy
He was 36, now 60 years old
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Kate Hardie
She was 31, now 55 years old
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Morwenna Banks
She was 39, now 63 years old
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Aisling O'Sullivan
She was 32, now 56 years old
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Joanna Scanlan
She was 38, now 63 years old
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Fay Ripley
She was 34, now 58 years old
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Heike Makatsch
She was 29, now 53 years old
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David Baddiel
He was 36, now 60 years old
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Tom Hollander
He was 33, now 57 years old
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Gordon Kennedy
He was 32, now 56 years old
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The Announcement Crew
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Department |
Troy Miller as Director. He was 0 (now 24) years old
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Directing |