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Festival

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Drama   Comedy
📜 Overview: 'Festival' is a black comedy set during the annual Edinburgh Fringe festival. The film is based around both the judging of a major comedy award and the performers at one of the smaller venues. Various plot strands interweave, including the bitter relationship between a famous self-obsessed British comic and his ever-suffering assistant, an actress debuting at the festival with a one-woman show about Dorothy Wordsworth and a depressed, rich housewife who spies on the stoned Canadian theatre troupe to whom she has rented out her house
🌏 Languages Available: English , Gaelic
📆 Date Released: 2005-07-15
⌚ Running Time: 107 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.808

Beloved Cast

Lyndsey Marshal original image
Faith Myers
Lyndsey Marshal
Chris O'Dowd original image
Tommy O'Dwyer
Chris O'Dowd
Daniela Nardini original image
Joan Gerard
Daniela Nardini
Stephen Mangan original image
Sean Sullivan
Stephen Mangan
Lucy Punch original image
Nicky Romanowski
Lucy Punch
Raquel Cassidy original image
Petra Loewenberg
Raquel Cassidy
Clive Russell original image
Brother Mike
Clive Russell
Amelia Bullmore original image
Micheline Menzies
Amelia Bullmore
Megan Dodds original image
Dina
Megan Dodds
Meredith MacNeill original image
Mary
Meredith MacNeill
Jonah Lotan original image
Rick
Jonah Lotan
Richard Ayoade original image
Dwight Swan
Richard Ayoade
Duncan Duff original image
Gordon Menzies
Duncan Duff
Matthew Holness original image
Roger - Lighting Man
Matthew Holness
Jimmy Chisholm original image
Radio Producer
Jimmy Chisholm
Deirdre O'Kane original image
Frida Finucane
Deirdre O'Kane
Billy Carter original image
Conor Kennedy
Billy Carter
Selina Cadell original image
Estate Agent
Selina Cadell
Mark Robb original image
Alasdair
Mark Robb
Dorothy Paul original image
Micheline's Mother
Dorothy Paul
Tom Goodman-Hill original image
Dougie MacLachlan
Tom Goodman-Hill
Sanjeev Kohli original image
Ahmed Khan
Sanjeev Kohli
Eileen Buresh original image
Katie Draper
Eileen Buresh
Neil Fitzmaurice original image
Howard Wingham
Neil Fitzmaurice
Monty Cantsin original image
Nigel Hobbs
Monty Cantsin
Chris Alexander original image
Mark
Chris Alexander
Peter McDonald original image
Architect
Peter McDonald
Stuart Milligan original image
Arnold Weiss
Stuart Milligan
Frank Gilhooley original image
Tattooed Man in Shop
Frank Gilhooley
Mark McDonnell original image
Comedy Award Presenter
Mark McDonnell
Karen Fraser original image
Nurse #1
Karen Fraser
Carolyn Calder original image
Nurse #2
Carolyn Calder
Katherine Connolly original image
Mystic Nurse
Katherine Connolly

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