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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 ...
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.
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.
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).
The film premiered at Detroit's Fox Theatre on July 25, 2017, and began a limited theatrical release on July 28, before opening wide on August 4. [6] It received positive reviews from critics, with particular praise given to Bigelow's direction, Boal's script, and the performances of Poulter, Boyega, and Smith, [ 7 ] [ 8 ] but was a box office failure , only grossing $24 million against its ...
