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RomanceComedyDrama

Benjamin

- It's about my inability to love. But I'm fine now.

Benjamin, a rising star filmmaker, is on the brink of premiering his difficult second film ’No Self' at the London Film Festival when Billie, his hard drinking publicist, introduces him to a mesmeric French musician called Noah.

Release Date : 2019-03-15

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Open Palm FilmsArt Sploitation Films

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Colin Morgan

Character Name : Benjamin

Original Name : Colin Morgan

Gender : Male

Phénix Brossard

Character Name : Noah

Original Name : Phénix Brossard

Gender : Male

Joel Fry

Character Name : Stephen

Original Name : Joel Fry

Gender : Male

Jessica Raine

Character Name : Billie

Original Name : Jessica Raine

Gender : Female

Jack Rowan

Character Name : Harry

Original Name : Jack Rowan

Gender : Male

Anna Chancellor

Character Name : Tessa

Original Name : Anna Chancellor

Gender : Female

Nathan Stewart-Jarrett

Character Name : Paul

Original Name : Nathan Stewart-Jarrett

Gender : Male

Michèle Belgrand

Character Name : Adrienne

Original Name : Michèle Belgrand

Gender : Female

James Lailey

Character Name : Claude

Original Name : James Lailey

Gender : Male

Ellie Kendrick

Character Name : Anne the Dancer

Original Name : Ellie Kendrick

Gender : Female

Mark Kermode

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Mark Kermode

Gender : Male

Simon Mayo

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Simon Mayo

Gender : Male

Gabe Gilmour

Character Name : Bodhi

Original Name : Gabe Gilmour

Gender : Male

Robin Peters

Character Name : Editor

Original Name : Robin Peters

Gender : Male

Arnab Chanda

Character Name : Guru

Original Name : Arnab Chanda

Gender : Male

James Bloor

Character Name : Alex

Original Name : James Bloor

Gender : Male

Jessie Cave

Character Name : Martha

Original Name : Jessie Cave

Gender : Female

Joanne Howarth

Character Name : Shop Keeper

Original Name : Joanne Howarth

Gender : Female

Mariam Haque

Character Name : Film Festival Host

Original Name : Mariam Haque

Gender : Female

Kriss Dosanjh

Character Name : Monk

Original Name : Kriss Dosanjh

Gender : Male

Mawaan Rizwan

Character Name : Dhani

Original Name : Mawaan Rizwan

Gender : Male

Alex Lowe

Character Name : Compère

Original Name : Alex Lowe

Gender : Male

Laura Matassa

Character Name : Journalist

Original Name : Laura Matassa

Gender : Female

Reviews

S

SWITCH.

@maketheSWITCH

2021-06-23

‘Benjamin’ is an enjoyable rom-com, filled with equal amounts of sweet moments and tense ones. - Chris dos Santos Read Chris' full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-benjamin-gay-dramedy-tugs-at-the-heartstrings-in-all-the-right-ways

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-05-29

I really did want to like this - but I wasn't really given anywhere near enough meat on the bones of the story or the characters to het to know. The comedy is pretty thin on the ground and the underlying storyline is clichéd and muddles love and lust in an unconvincing fashion. It may well be partially autobiographical, but that - and the best efforts of the eponymous and engaging Colin Morgan as well as Jack Rowan's heart-throb "Harry" - doesn't help us through it's mediocrity. It's a pity, but I think that maybe auteur Simon Amstell was just too close to this to make it work in any objective or less awkward fashion.