The Tribe (1998 film)

The Tribe is a 1998 television film drama written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff and starring Joely Richardson, Jeremy Northam, Trevor Eve, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers and Anna Friel.

The Tribe
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Directed by	Stephen Poliakoff
Written by	Stephen Poliakoff
Starring	Joely Richardson Jeremy Northam Anna Friel Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
Distributed by	BBC Deep City Films
Release date	21 June 1998 (1998-06-21)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Property developer Northam is tasked with evicting a post-modern hippie proto-cult led by Richardson from a building. But they slowly win him over to their dark lifestyle, bizarre rituals, eating habits and dangerous liaisons.

The film was made in 1996, but not transmitted until 1998. Music is by Poliakoff regular Adrian Johnston and it carries some of the Polikov trademarks such as photograph studies.

Controversial^[1] for its nudity and a much discussed ménage à trois sex scene between characters played by Anna Friel (her first work after leaving Brookside), Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Jeremy Northam.

Cast

• Joely Richardson as Emily
• Jeremy Northam as Jamie
• Anna Friel as Lizzie
• Trevor Eve as Kanahan
• Laura Fraser as Megan
• Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Adam
• Sean Francis as Lawrence
• Stephanie Buttle as Katrinna
• George Costigan as Micky
• Lynne Miller as Judith
• Emma Amos as Diana
• Rene Lawrence as Colin
• Michael Feast as Delario
• Julian Rhind-Tutt as Forester
• Kate Isitt as Caroline
• Rupert Penry-Jones as Dietrich
• Andreas Wisniewski as Lieutenant
• Togo Igawa as Japanese Businessman
• Kate Gartside as Mary
• Helen Lindsay as Emily's Mother
• Frank Mills as Emily's Father
• Rob Marni as Thug