Sunday, November 24, 2013

"Up There" - A Deadly Funny Movie from UK





K and I watched the UK movie "Up There" at Library And National Archives Canada's auditorium on Wellington Street. The United Kingdom is one of the many EU countries participating in the 28th edition of the European Union Film Festival hosted by the Canadian Film Institute.

Here is a summary of the "Up There" story according to IMDb:

"..... Martin (deceased) is stuck in a dead-end job, welcoming the newly departed into the afterlife. All he dreams of is going 'Up There'. But his plans are thrown into disarray when he has to team up with the relentlessly chirpy Rash and together they lose a new arrival. The mismatched pair give chase and end up in a remote seaside town populated by cocky teenagers, sinister old women and the enigmatic Liz, who has 'suicide written all over her'. Can they stop bickering long enough to find the lost soul? Will Rash be reunited with his brother Chunky? And can Martin get back in time to finally get 'Up There'? UP THERE is a killer comedy about life, death and irritating friends.... "
(Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1667102/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl)

Apparently, there is more fun "down here" than the final destination "up there" !!!


Related links:

*  You may also view the official trailer via YouTube at http://youtu.be/Vp9vwJk0SLc


* Wikipedia:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_There_(film)

".... Up There is a 2012 British feature film comedy, written and directed by Scottish based film-maker Zam Salim. It stars Burn Gorman, Kate O'Flynn, Aymen Hamdouchi, Chris Waitt, Jo Hartley and Warren Brown. It is financed by the Bfi, BBC and Creative Scotland. It is based on Zam Salim's award winning short film 'Laid Off' which has over half a million hits on YouTube. 'Up There' received its World Premiere at the International Film Festival of Mannheim-Heidelberg on 18 November 2011. It won the award for Best Feature Film at the 2012 British Academy Scotland Awards....."

2 comments:

the inner space said...

That's reminded me Warren Beatty “Heave can Wait”!


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven_Can_Wait_(1978_film)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aqt-O9F6AkQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lRs_lQkOOs

Haricot 微豆 said...

SBB: I like that 1978 movie starring Warren Beatty !!!

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