Cal

Cal (2013)

Twenty-year-old Cal returns from France to Britain after receiving news that his mother is ill. His finds his home city of Bristol facing hard economic times brought on by the global economic crisis, with poverty and crime on the rise and rioting and looting almost a nightly occurrence. It is not a warm homecoming as his sick mother remains stubbornly homophobic and wants nothing to do with the now openingly gay Cal while his battered Auntie Jane, now living in a run down council house, dulls her stagnation with welfare funded booze and disturbing attempts to sexually seduce her nephew. Navigating his way across this new landscape he meets a young student who needs his help. However his act of kindness brings him into contact with a lawless drug dealing pimp and a race against time to make peace with his mother and get out of town as quickly as possible. An intense tale of a family mired in poverty, angry and lost but still searching for love, respect and acceptance.

Date of release
2013-02-20
TMDB
5.0 / 10 (24)
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
Drama
Director
Christian Martin
Collection
Cal Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

Cal is a 2013 British-released drama film starring Wayne Virgo, Tom Payne, Emily Corcoran, Lucy Russell, and Simon Cook. The film was written and produced by Christian Martin and Bernie Hodges, and directed by Christian Martin.

Filming locations

An industrial Estate near Pennywell Road, Easton, Bristol

A now-demolished housing estate, Southmead, Bristol

Trenchard Street Car Park, Trenchard Street, Bristol

Skull graffiti building – Ninetree Hill, Cotham, Briston

Laundrette – Cotham Road South, Cotham, Bristol

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