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Wah-Wah: Directed by Richard E. Grant. With Gabriel Byrne, Emily Watson, Julie Walters, Nicholas Hoult. Ralph witnesses the disintegration of his parents' marriage through adultery and alcohol during the last gasp of the British Empire in Swaziland in 1969.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Richard E. Grant
- 2006-06-02
Budget. $7 million. Box office. $2.8 million [2] Wah-Wah is a 2005 comedy-drama film written and directed by Richard E. Grant in his directorial debut. Loosely based on his childhood in Swaziland, it stars Nicholas Hoult, Gabriel Byrne, Emily Watson, Miranda Richardson and Julie Walters. Filmed and set in Swaziland, the film was first shown at ...
Sean Berkhout ... transport captain: South Africa and Swazi Dave Brackley ... tracking vehicle driver Lucky Hlubi ... driver: South Africa and Swazi
Tony Hatton. Mr. Parker. Clare Marshall. Mrs. Malaga. Kim Borrell. Bunny. Angus Imrie. Boy in Crowd. Set at the end of the 1960s, as Swaziland is about to receive independence from United Kingdom, the film follows the young Ralph Compton, at 12, through his parents' traumatic separation, till he's 14.
Jun 15, 2006 · What my lousy childhood was like. 120 minutes ‧ R ‧ 2006. Roger Ebert. June 15, 2006. 4 min read. Gabriel Byrne and Nicholas Hoult, with weaponry, in "Wah-Wah." There is a scene early in “Wah-Wah” where the British family drives off in its car and the servants wave after them, smiling happily. The same image could serve at the end of ...
Shot almost entirely on location, Wah-Wah looks positively delicious - Pierre Aim's photography captures light in a viscerally ravishing and colourful manner, frequently using space and lenses to wonderful effect (note the shot on the bridge between the teenage Ralph and his mother, the track and zoom shot exaggerating the distance from which they have drifted).
May 12, 2006 · Set at the end of the 1960s, as Swaziland is about to receive independence from United Kingdom, the film follows the young Ralph Compton, at 12, through his parents' traumatic separation, till he's 14. Richard E. Grant. Director, Screenplay.
