7lives

Plot

Tom, a married man with kids, is struggling at work when a client tries to seduce him with promises of a 'more exciting life'…

Release Year: 2011

Rating: 3.5/10 (249 voted)

Director:
Paul Wilkins

Stars: Kate Ashfield, Julien Ball, Theo Barklem-Biggs

Storyline
Tom, a married man with kids, is struggling at work when a client tries to seduce him with promises of a 'more exciting life'. On his way home one night he gets attacked by a gang of hoodies and falls into a parallel world where he lives 5 other lives including a Rock-Star, a Homeless person and the 'hoody' that attacked him. These lives help him to re-evaluate his priorities and values but in order to get home he must face some of his deepest desires and fears. Will he make it home or is the grass greener on the other side?

Cast:

Kate Ashfield
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Cynthia

Julien Ball
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Doctor

Theo Barklem-Biggs
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Kid

Nick Brimble
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Ted

Martin Compston
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Rory

Craig Conway
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Keith

Morgan Delle Piane
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Extra

Danny Dyer
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Tom

Michael Elwyn
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Brian

Helen George
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Valerie

Tom Goodman-Hill
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Peter

Alexia Healy
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Nurse

Jennie Jacques
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Carol

Michael Kofi
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Max

Pete Lee-Wilson
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Kids Dad

Taglines:
Which life would you choose?

Release Date: 3 Jan 2011

User Review

Great film

Rating:


Saw this in the cinema and loved it. It defies definition… so I'll
try. It's about a soul on the brink of death, being passed from body to
body and experiencing other possible existences. (But I could be
wrong.)

Performances are understated and true (I especially liked Kate
Ashfield's); individual scenes viewed in isolation play like extracts
from an intelligent TV drama. However the audience has to quickly
abandon any attempt to be bound by pre-conceptions of Genre: this is
the ultimate genre-buster! Disconcerting at first, then unexpectedly
liberating.

Great performances, engrossing tale. Recommended.