Just Jim | |
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Directed by | Craig Roberts |
Written by | Craig Roberts |
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Cinematography | Richard Stoddard |
Edited by | Stephen Haren |
Music by | Michael Price |
Production companies | Vox Pictures BBC Films |
Distributed by | Soda Pictures |
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Running time | 84 minutes [1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | £300,000 |
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The film premiered at South by Southwest on 14 March 2015 and was released in the United Kingdom on 25 September 2015.
The film has received generally positive reviews from critics, holding an 85% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 13 reviews. [2] John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter states in his review: "A misshapen but nicely dressed coming-of-age film." [3] Fionnuala Halligan of ScreenDaily says "As a directorial debut, though, Just Jim is an encouraging start for Roberts, should he ever wish to give up the day job." [4]
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