Awaydays is based on the bestselling novel by Kevin Sampson. Set in the post-punk era in the North West of England. Paul Carty (Nicky Bell) is 19, good-looking, funny, clever - and bored out of his mind. His mother died a year ago. He lives in middle class suburbia with his silently grieving father and feisty young sister, Molly. Carty works as a junior civil servant and spends all his wages on gigs, clubs, records and football. It's at a match that he meets Elvis (Liam Boyle).
Elvis changes everything. He's part of a gang called The Pack. The Pack is legendary; they dress in a cultish, almost effeminate style that's at odds with the Boneheads and Bootboys they fight against. They have androgynous wedge haircuts worn with Lacoste tennis shirts, Lois jeans and Adidas Forest Hills training shoes. For as long as he has been going to football, Carty has been fascinated by The Pack. Now Elvis is offering him a way in...
Starring: Nicky Bell, Liam Boyle, Stephen Graham, Holliday Grainger
Crew: Directed by Pat Holden, Produced by David A Hughes, Edited by Mark Elliott, Executive Producer – Kevin Sampson
BFI London Film Festival 2009
South by Southwest USA 2009
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2009
Fringe Report Awards – Best Picture 2009
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema 2009
Dublin Film Festival 2010
Glasgow Film Festival 2010
Munich International Film Festival 2010
Brussels Film Festival 2010
PIFAN Korea 2010
Mexico International Film Festival 2010
Melbourne International Film Festival 2010
Europa on Screen Jakarta, Indonesia 2010
Guijon International Film Festival, Spain 2010
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