Mischief Night (2006 film)

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Mischief Night
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Directed by Penny Woolcock
Written byPenny Woolcock
Produced byAbi Bach
Willow Grylls
StarringKelli Hollis
Ramon Tikaram
Qasim Akhtar
Holly Kenny
Narrated by Kelli Hollis
CinematographyRobbie Ryan
Edited byMichael Parker
Music by Murray Gold
Nihal Arthanyake
Bobby Friction
Production
company
Distributed by Film4
Release date
  • 3 November 2006 (2006-11-03)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1 million

Mischief Night is a 2006 British comedy-drama film. It is the third installment of the Tina Trilogy following on from Tina Goes Shopping (1999) and Tina Takes a Break (2001). However, unlike the previous two Channel 4 films Mischief Night broadens its scope to consider the wider community that Tina lives in and address issues of racial segregation. Kelli Hollis plays Tina in all three films. [1]

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Synopsis

The film is set on a deprived Leeds estate where Asian and white residents have been segregated. Tensions between the two communities come to a head on the unruly Mischief Night. The film shows several people's involvement in this.

Characters

Cast

Filming locations

The film was set made around several different areas of Leeds, however primarily the 'Asian' area of Leeds was filmed around Beeston while the 'White' area was mainly filmed around Hunslet and Tingley. Scenes were also filmed in Belle Isle and Middleton. One scene where tram pylons were required had to be filmed in Sheffield.

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References

  1. "Penny Woolcock on Mischief Night". BBC Film Network. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2008.