The Arbor 14 years old
A Documentary Re-Invented
Portrayal of the late Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar. Andrea Dunbar wrote honestly and unflinchingly about her upbringing on the notorious Buttershaw Estate in Bradford and was described as ‘a genius straight from the slums.’ When she died tragically at the age of 29 in 1990, Lorraine was just ten years old. The Arbor revisits the Buttershaw Estate where Dunbar grew up, thirty years on from her original play, telling the powerful true story of the playwright and her daughter Lorraine. Also aged 29, Lorraine had become ostracised from her mother’s family and was in prison undergoing rehab. Re-introduced to her mother’s plays and letters, the film follows Lorraine’s personal journey as she reflects on her own life and begins to understand the struggles her mother faced.
Credits
The Arbor Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Kulvinder Ghir He was 45, now 59 years old | as Rafee |
| Danny Webb He was 52, 25 years old when he died | as Max Stafford-Clark / The Father |
| Jimi Mistry He was 38, now 51 years old | as Yousaf |
| Christine Bottomley She was 32, now 45 years old | as Lisa Thompson |
| Neil Dudgeon He was 50, now 63 years old | as Steve Saul |
| Monica Dolan She was 41, now 55 years old | as Ann Hamilton |
| Manjinder Virk She was 35, now 49 years old | as Lorraine Dunbar |
| Matthew McNulty He was 28, now 42 years old | as Andrew Dunbar |
| Kate Rutter | as The Mother |
| Robert Haythorne He was 194, 75 years old when he died | as Fred |
| Robert Emms He was 24, now 38 years old | as Young David |
| Kathryn Pogson She was 56, now 70 years old | as Pamela Dunbar |
| George Costigan He was 63, now 77 years old | as Jimmy 'The Wig' |
The Arbor Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Clio Barnard as Director. She was 57 (now 71) years old | Directing |
The Arbor (14 years)
A Documentary Re-Invented
- Release day: Friday, October 22, 2010
- Runtime: 94 minutes
- Revenue: 21268.00