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Northern Voices

Exploring the northern talent and creativity that drive such distinctive storytelling.

Filmakers from northern England such as Clio Barnard, Terrence Davies and Mark Herman have long mined northern culture to inform their work and imbue it with a sense of place and authenticity, as well as those who've adapted literary works from esteemed northern writers such as Stan Barstow (A Kind of Loving), John Brophy (Waterfront) and Keith Waterhouse (Billy Liar).

Accompanying our BFI Southbank season, this collection examines what representations of ‘the north’ tell us about how we view this region of the UK.

Brassed Off Brassed Off

Drama 1996 107 mins Director: Mark Herman

Pete Postlethwaite stars in this emotional drama about members of a colliery brass band who learn their mine may soon be closing.

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Dark River Dark River

Drama 2018 89 mins Director: Clio Barnard

Clio Barnard follows The Selfish Giant and The Arbor with this searing and eloquent Yorkshire-set drama exploring the fragility of familial relationships.

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East Is East East Is East

Comedy 1999 97 mins Director: Damien O'Donnell

Damien O'Donnell's charming comedy-drama about Zaheed Khan (Om Puri), the patriarch of a Pakistani-British family whose children begin to reject their heritage and embrace UK life.

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Billy Liar Billy Liar

Comedy 1963 98 mins Silent Director: John Schlesinger

Tom Courtenay is the clerk whose overactive fantasies compensate for a dull provincial life, in this classic film from the British New Wave.

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Journeyman Journeyman

Drama 2018 92 mins Director: Paddy Considine

Paddy Considine directs and stars with Jodie Whittaker in this emotional knockout - the story of a boxer rebuilding his life after a near-fatal injury.

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The Violators The Violators

Drama 2016 96 mins Director: Helen Walsh

In this spiky and stylish debut from novelist Helen Walsh, two girls from different backgrounds form an unlikely bond, setting off on a dangerous course.

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The Selfish Giant The Selfish Giant

Drama 2013 91 mins Director: Clio Barnard

Two Yorkshire tearaways struggle with life and friendship in this challenging, compassionate growing-up tale by the director of The Arbor.

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Sightseers Sightseers

Comedy 2012 88 mins Director: Ben Wheatley

Young lovers Chris and Tina turn their first holiday together into a rural killing spree in Ben Wheatley's priceless black comedy.

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Waterfront Waterfront

Drama 1950 80 mins Director: Michael Anderson

A tough and gritty drama detailing the turbulent life of hard-drinking Liverpudlian seamen, with Richard Burton in only his third film role.

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A Kind of Loving A Kind of Loving

Drama 1962 113 mins Director: John Schlesinger

John Schlesinger makes his feature film debut with this adaptation of Stan Barstow’s novel about a factory worker (Alan Bates) and his complicated relationship to a typist (June Ritchie) who he doesn’t fully love.