Flutter (2011 film)

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Flutter
Flutter FilmPoster.jpeg
Directed byGiles Borg
Written byStephen Leslie
Produced byDavid Dickson
Sarah Boote
Joe Jenckes
Alan Latham
Starring Joe Anderson
Laura Fraser
Luke Evans
Max Brown
Anton Lesser
CinematographyChristopher Ross
Edited byGuy Bensley
Production
companies
Flutter
Bow Street Films
Silver Reel
Sunrise Films
Release date
  • 5 October 2011 (2011-10-05)(Raindance Film Festival)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£3 million

Flutter is a 2011 British black comedy film about gambling, written by Stephen Leslie and directed by Giles Borg. The film stars Joe Anderson, Ricky Tomlinson, Laura Fraser, Billy Zane, Anna Anissimova and Mark Williams. [1]

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Cast

Production

As of February 2010, Park Entertainment begun principal photography in filming northeast England, and began shopping the title to buyers in Berlin. [1] Filming was completed in six weeks. [2] [3]

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References

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