Urban Hymn (2015)
Overview
Set against the backdrop of the 2011 UK summer riots, Jamie, a young female offender who possesses a remarkable voice, meets a determined social worker who inspires her to use it.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $3,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.479 |
Directed By
Michael Caton-Jones
Crew
Peter Warnock
John Hayes
Nick Moorcroft
István Király
Laura Tarrant-Brown
Denis Crossan
Daniel Toland
Gilly Poole
Noura Wilewska
Rob Nicholls
Tom Vandeputte
John Sachs
Mathias Schuster
Martyn Berg
Tracey Wells
Suzanne Smith Crowley
Candice Marchlewski
Elizabeth West
Thalia Ecclestone
Andrew Berg
Neil Chordia
Stuart Hurst
Richard Conway
Tracey Wells
Holly Broughton
Paul Pattison
Michael Caton-Jones
Martin Walker
Lee Alder
Anwar Kawadri
Victoria Banks
Neil Harrison
Adrian Rhodes
James Chambers
Dipo Faloyin
Nick Ray
Tom Linden
Silvia Felce
Josey McNamara
Diarmuid Coghlan
James Bacon
Claire Lawrence
Alice Doughty
Gareth Tandy
Phil Hunt
Angela Fuguet
Tom Gearing
Nick Moorcroft
Andrew Buckley
Brian Berg
Tiger Rudge
Tamás Szabó
Tom Linden
Ibrahim Dashishah
Compton Ross
Julien Pirrie
Derek Lea
Lisa Rust
Peter Gregson
Dumebi Anozie
Zoe Kettel
Meg Leonard
Tony Lucken
Luis Santos
Gemma Jones
Julia Jones
Antony Bayman
Simon Chamberlain
TOP CAST
Shirley Henderson
Kate Linton
Letitia Wright
Jamie Harrison
Isabella Laughland
Leanne Dixon
Ian Hart
Ian Wilson
Steven Mackintosh
David Linton
Caroline O'Neill
Fiona
Shaun Parkes
Charlie
Matthew Steer
Michael
Jack McMullen
Dean
Jamie Taylor
Peter
Athena Droutis
Alice
McKell David
Ryan
Frankie Oatway
Bob
Katie Redford
Lisa
George Somner
Liam
Ellie Carney
Sonya
Dean Warren
Ricky
Julian Rivett
Fence
Diana Payan
Leslie
Madeleine Bowyer
Field Social Worker
Peter Vollebregt
Principal Officer
Kemal Sylvester
Station Police Officer
Kirsty J. Curtis
Prison Bully
Victoria Alcock
Prison Chaplain
Martin Turner
Youth Court Judge
Mark Flitton
Police Officer
Robin Berry
Probation Officer
Dan Cohen
Cello Boy
Caroline O'Hara
First Dinner Guest
Charlie Caton-Jones
Ben Linton
Billy Bragg
Himself
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