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Oct 27, 2006 · Red Road: Directed by Andrea Arnold. With Kate Dickie, Tony Curran, Martin Compston, Natalie Press. Jackie works as a CCTV operator. Each day she watches over a small part of the world, protecting the people living their lives under her gaze.
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- 2006-10-27
Oct 26, 2006 · Co-starring Kate Dickie - from BBC Scotland drama Tinseltown - Red Road tells the story of a CCTV operator who becomes obsessed with the unexpected return of a ghost from her past. It's a bleak tale of loss, closure and forgiveness. But it's the scene between Tony and Kate which will leave audiences shocked.
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Jackie Morrison works in Glasgow as a CCTV operator, monitoring the Red Road Flats. She lives alone and engages in occasional sex with married man Avery. Jackie recognises a man she sees on the CCTV monitor and begins inquiring about him. It is revealed that he is Clyde Henderson, a prisoner who has been released early for good behaviour, but who w...
The cunnilingus scene between Tony Curran and Kate Dickieis so convincing that many critics believed it to be real, such as Stephen Dalton in his article "Sealed With A Glasgow Kiss". The simulation was achieved simply, through placing half a pear between Dickie's legs, which Curran licked and sucked, and angling the camera so as to not reveal the ...
Critical response
On review-aggregating website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a score of 88% based on 88 reviews, for an average rating of 7.3/10, the critical consensus stating: "Red Road director Andrea Arnold skillfully parses out just enough plot details at a time to keep the audience engrossed in this seductive thriller." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 73 out of 100 based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Accolades
1. Cannes Film Festival 2006 – Jury Prize 2. BAFTA Film Awards 2006– Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer in their first Feature Film 3. BAFTA Scotland Awards2006 – Best Screenplay 4. BAFTA Scotland Awards 2006 – Best Actress in a Scottish Film (Kate Dickie) 5. BAFTA Scotland Awards 2006 – Best Actor in a Scottish Film (Tony Curran) 6. BAFTA Scotland Awards 2006 – Best Director 7. BAFTA Scotland Awards 2006 – Best Film 8. British Independent Film Awards 2006– Best Act...
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Apr 14, 2007 · Jackie (Kate Dickie) spends her days monitoring a series of surveillance cameras trained on a rough Glasgow neighborhood. She spots Clyde (Tony Curran), an ex-convict, on one of the screens,...
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May 3, 2007 · Jackie (Kate Dickie) finds herself drawn to a man she watches as she monitors surveillance cameras in "Red Road." Now streaming on: Free. Subs. Powered by JustWatch. Vertigo, they say, is not really a fear of falling; it's a fear of jumping.
If we agree that Rear Window, Blowup, The Conversation, and A Short Film About Love belong to the same erotic-thriller subgenre, then this adroit, sexually explicit Glasgow-based tale (2006) of an obsessive surveillance guard (Kate Dickie) tracking and stalking a locksmith and former convict (Tony Curran) qualifies as a minor entry, at least ...
Feb 8, 2007 · February 8, 2007. / 10:25 PM. Film.com sat down with Kate Dickie at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival to discuss her role in the film Red Road, a jury prize winner at the 2007 Sundance Film...
