Bridgend is a 2015 English-language Danish drama film directed by Jeppe Rønde and written by Rønde alongside Torben Bech and Peter Asmussen. The film is based on the Bridgend suicide incidents. The film had its World Premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam and its North American premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, at both of which it was highly acclaimed; in the latter, it received three awards, including Best Actress for Hannah Murray. The general reviews have been mixed to positive, with Metacritic giving an average score of 53 out of 100 points, counting nine reviews. The film was viewed in Wales however as sensationalist, lacking truth and exploitative of the dead teenagers.
Cast Hannah Murray as Sara Steven Waddington as Dave Josh O'Connor as Jamie Adrian Rawlins as Vicar Patricia Potter as Rachel Aled Thomas as Danny Elinor Crawley as Laurel Scott Arthur as Thomas Jamie Burch as Angus Corey Brown as Extra
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Result 2015 International Film Festival Rotterdam Hivos Tiger Award 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Best Narrative Feature 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Best Actress 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Best Cinematography 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Best Editor 2015 Göteborg International Film Festival Special Mention, Debut Award 2015 Brussels Film Festival Distribution Award 2015 Montreal Fantasia Int Film Festival Prix AQCC - Critics Award 2015 Mannheim-Heidelberg, Int. Film Festival Special Mention - Cinematography 2015 Cracow Off Camera International Film Festival Best Cinematography 2015 Ourense Independent Film Festival Best Actress 2015 Palma de Mallorca Evolution IFF Best Actress 2015 Palma de Mallorca Evolution IFF Best Cinematography
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