The Ceremony (2025)
A ritual for the dead. A reckoning for the living.
Two troubled migrant workers in a Bradford car wash are dragged into an escalating moral crisis as night falls. Each of them carries private hopes, traumas, and beliefs shaped by their diverse cultures. The two men must find a way to work out their differences if they're to stand any chance of saving themselves and their sanity.
Casting
- Tudor Cucu-Dumitrescu — Cristi
- Erdal Yıldız — Yusuf
- Mo'min Swaitat — Nassar
- Liam Thomas — Farmer Alan
- Catalin Vasile — Jozef
Interesting facts
The Ceremony is a 2024 British drama film written and directed by Jack King. The film was filmed and set in Bradford and the Yorkshire Dales, and involves migrant workers attempting to dispose of a body in the hills of North Yorkshire. The film won the Sean Connery Award for Feature Filmmaking Excellence at the 2024 Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Production
The film was shot over twelve "frigid" days in January 2023 in Yorkshire; Bradford for the car wash scenes, and Kettlewell in Upper Wharfedale for the Yorkshire Dales scenes. The film was co-produced as part of the Bradford UK City of Culture 2025, and was supported by National Science and Media Museum, the BFI, and the National Lottery.
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