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Ray & Liz 15 rating

In this astonishingly personal film, artist Richard Billingham delves into his Black Country upbringing to recreate visceral family memories and desperate living in Thatcher’s Britain.

Drama 2018 104 mins

Director: Richard Billingham

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Overview

Ray gazes out of his high-rise council estate, a pinkish yellow glow flooding the netting of his window. In his alcoholic haze, time is indistinct. Two decades since his iconic photography book Ray’s a Laugh documented his parents’ life in their council flat, Richard Billingham returns to the same block on the fringes of Birmingham. 

Stunningly filmed in 16mm, Ray & Liz is a painstakingly vivid testament to Billingham’s memories and the desolation and impact caused by the government’s austerity measures. Justin Salinger is the spitting image of Billingham’s dad, while Daniel Landin’s cinematography (Under the Skin) and Beck Rainford’s production design evoke a powerful sense of mood and place that frames shocking recreations of chapters in Richard and his younger brother Jason’s childhood.

Director
Richard Billingham
Featuring
Justin SalingerElla SmithPatrick Romer
Genres
Drama
Certificate
15very strong language
Released
2018
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English

Accessibility

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