The Announcement 24 years old

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

Name Character
Lennie James He was 34, now 59 years old
Toby Stephens He was 31, now 55 years old
Mark Addy He was 36, now 60 years old
Kate Hardie She was 31, now 55 years old
Morwenna Banks She was 39, now 63 years old
Aisling O'Sullivan She was 32, now 56 years old
Joanna Scanlan She was 38, now 63 years old
Fay Ripley She was 34, now 58 years old
Heike Makatsch She was 29, now 53 years old
David Baddiel He was 36, now 60 years old
Tom Hollander He was 33, now 57 years old
Gordon Kennedy He was 32, now 56 years old

The Announcement Crew

Name Department
Troy Miller as Director. He was 0 (now 24) years old Directing
The Announcement (24 years)

  • Release day: Friday, September 15, 2000
  • Runtime: 90 minutes