FeatureFilm

Submarine

• Rated: M - Contains offensive language and sexual themes
• Running Length:1hr 37mins
• Cast:Craig Roberts, Yasmin Paige, Noah Taylor, Paddy Considine, Steffan Rhodri

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Summary
Set in Swansea in the mid ‘80s, Submarine brings a fresh set of eyes to the coming-of-age film. Oliver is an introspective teen whose pastimes include reading the dictionary and monitoring his parents’ sex life. This summer he’s set himself two tasks: to lose his virginity, and to save his parents’ marriage.

Convinced his mother is having an affair with the New-Age guru living next door, Oliver eavesdrops on conversations and keeps a close eye on the dimmer switch on his folks’ bedroom light. Meanwhile, Oliver is determined to woo Jordana who introduces him to the joys of pyromania and dictates what he ought to be writing about her in his diary.

Oliver’s home life doesn’t provide much in the way of examples of normal relationships. His parents hardly speak to each other, and one is neurotic while the other is borderline manic depressive. His father says at one point that he feels like he’s under the ocean most of the time, a sensation to which Oliver begins to relate.

The performances are universally excellent and the young cast are heartbreaking in their struggle for independence, and something better than what life had dealt to their parents.

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