Lad, A Yorkshire Story

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Lad: A Yorkshire Story
Directed byDan Hartley
Written byDan Hartley
Music by Samuel Sim
Release date
  • 2013 (2013)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryEngland
LanguageEnglish
Budget£65,000

Lad: A Yorkshire Story is a 2013 British film detailing the coming-of-age of 13 year-old Tom, who goes off the rails after his father dies. Tom is given community service after committing an offence, the sentence being to work with a Yorkshire Dales park ranger repairing paths and building stiles. The film was released in 2013 after being adapted from a short film from 2011 by the same director.

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The film was only given a limited release as its director, Dan Hartley, could not find a distributor. However, during the 2020 lockdowns caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, online downloads of the film soared to over 400,000 and the film garnered praise from viewers.

Synopsis

Tom Proctor is a 13-year old boy living in the Yorkshire Dales. One day, his father, who is a quarryman, unexpectedly dies, and when the bank threatens to foreclose on his deceased father's house mortgage, the family fear they will lose the quarry cottage. In protest Tom borrows a tractor and sprays the local bank with manure, which gets him into trouble and he is made to do community service with Al, a Yorkshire Dales park ranger. At the same time, Tom and his mum worry about each other and Tom's older brother Nick, whom he idolises, joins the army. [1] [2]

Cast

Production

The film was shot in and around the Yorkshire Dales, (within a 10-mile (16 km) radius of Settle) where Dan Hartley, the writer and director, grew up. [3] It is partly autobiographical, with the character of Tom being based on Dan Hartley, and that of Al being based on a park ranger who Dan worked with in his teens. [4]

One of the reasons why distributors were reluctant to sign up to distribute the film was the lack of a 'name' in the cast. In fact, prior to the filming of Lad, the two main actors had not acted professionally before. Alan Gibson, who played Al, the park ranger, claimed to have been a soldier in the SAS. [5]

Reception

Steve Morrissey, writing in the Radio Times gave the film three stars out of five saying that "[Bretten Lord] delivers a charismatic debut performance". [6]

Lad..., won awards for Best Film and Best Feature Narrative Film, at the Mexico International and Anchorage International Film Festival's respectively. [1] [7]

The film became a surprise download/streaming success during the 2020 lockdowns. Over 1.5 million people had watched it on YouTube in 2020 and it had amassed over 400,000 in viewing figures on Amazon Prime. Whilst the film was shot on a budget of £65,000, Hartley acknowledges that he won't make any money off of the project. [2] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "International award for Dales film 'Lad, A Yorkshire Story'". dalesman.co.uk. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 Newton, Grace (18 February 2021). "Hit at last; film made in 2011 and set in the Dales is rediscovered in lockdown". The Yorkshire Post. p. 6. ISSN   0963-1496.
  3. ↑ "Lad: A Yorkshire Story | Living North". www.livingnorth.com. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Film Tells True Story Of Boy's Friendship With Park Ranger". Yorkshire Times. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  5. 1 2 Thorpe, Vanessa (6 February 2021). "Lad: A Yorkshire Story – the slow-burn film setting Amazon alight". The Observer. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Lad: a Yorkshire Story – review | cast and crew, movie star rating and where to watch film on TV and online". radiotimes.com. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Lad: A Yorkshire Story wins international film festival awards". Craven Herald. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
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