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BFI Unveils 2025 ‘Great 8’ Projects Heading to Cannes, Including Features Starring Maria Bakalova, Stephen Graham and George MacKay
Film starring Maria Bakalova, Stephen Graham and George McKay will be showcased in Cannes by the BFI and presented to buyers and festival programmers
“Again, this shows off the range of new UK talent, with hard-hitting social commentary sitting alongside broad comedy, with voices representing England, Scotland and Wales, and with a significant selection of stories exploring traditionally under-represented communities. When the flamboyant Henry Paget arrives in 1890s North Wales from France to claim his aristocratic inheritance, his theatrical flair and defiant eccentricities send shockwaves through the upper-class elite, much to the amusement of the local townspeople. Synopsis – Mission is a punk exploration of the psyche which follows alienated Dylan (George MacKay) as he throws off the shackles of his solitary life in an attempt to experience the highs and lows of existence at its most extreme.
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