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2023 film by Luna Carmoon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hoard is a 2023 British drama film written and directed by Luna Carmoon. It stars Saura Lightfoot Leon, Hayley Squires, Joseph Quinn, Lily-Beau Leach, Deba Hekmat, Samantha Spiro, and Cathy Tyson. The film premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on 2 September 2023, and released in the UK cinemas on 17 May 2024.
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| Directed by | Luna Carmoon |
| Written by | Luna Carmoon |
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| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Nanu Segal |
| Edited by | Rachel Durance |
| Music by | Jim Williams |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Vertigo Releasing |
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Running time | 126 minutes[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $88,244[2] |
The film is set in the 1980s and 1990s and follows a mother-daughter relationship.[3]
The film is produced by Delaval Film, Erebus Pictures, Anti-Worlds with producers Loran Dunn, Helen Simmons and Andy Starke. It is backed by the British Film Institute (BFI) and BBC Film.[4][5]
Casting was revealed in April 2022 with Saura Lightfoot Leon, Deba Hekmat, Hayley Squires, Joseph Quinn and Lily-Beau Leach in the lead roles.[6]
Principal photography took place in South-East London and was completed by May 2022.[7]
Hoard was shown at the BFI London Film Festival Works-in-Progress showcase in October 2022.[8] It had a UK premiere date of 9 October 2023, again at the BFI London Film Festival.[9] The film was theatrically released in the UK and Ireland on 17 May 2024.[10] In April 2024, Sunrise Films acquired distribution rights for the United States and Canada, where it is scheduled to be released on 6 September 2024.[11][12]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 94% of 34 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.3/10.[13] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 73 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[14]
Peter Bradshaw in The Guardian gave the film four stars out of five, describing a "deeply strange and emotionally extravagant story" with "a lot of storytelling substance. Hoard isn’t perfect but its pure vehemence and the commitment of its performances are arresting".[15] Ed Potton in The Times compared the filmmaking to Andrea Arnold and Andrew Birkin but said that "Carmoon is very much her own film-maker" and praised Lightfoot Leon's performance, saying she was "a leading lady with animalistic, inhibited presence".[16] The film also received four stars out of five from Sophie Monks Kauffman in Time Out who called it a "visceral debut" which "defies simple interpretations" and made mention of cinematographer Nanu Segal’s handheld camerawork which "captures the fearless Lightfoot Leon".[17]
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| Venice Film Festival | 9 September 2023 | Venice International Critics' Week – Grand Prize | Luna Carmoon | Nominated | [18] |
| The Film Club Audience Award | Won | ||||
| Verona Film Club Award | Won | ||||
| Authors Under 40 Award – Best Directing and Screenwriting | Won | ||||
| Venice International Critics' Week – Jury Special Mention | Saura Lightfoot Leon | Won | |||
| London Film Festival | 15 October 2023 | Sutherland Award for Best First Feature | Hoard | Nominated | [19] |
| Valladolid International Film Festival | 28 October 2023 | Punto de Encuentro Award | Nominated | [20] | |
| New Horizons Film Festival | 27 July 2024 | The Audience Award | Hoard | Won | [21] |
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