‘Weekender’, the latest feature film fom Dublin-born director Karl Golden, will be released in cinemas across the UK this Friday September 2nd by Momentum Pictures.
Set in the early 1990’s UK rave scene, ‘Weekender’ follows the hedonistic adventures of two friends played by Jack O’Connell (Skins) and Henry Lloyd-Hughes (The Inbetweeners), as they experience the ultimate trip fuelled by euphoric music. But as they venture further into the scene, a darker reality begins to descend upon them. ‘Weekender was filmed in locations across London, Amsterdam and Spain.
The script was penned by Chris Coghill (Eastenders) and is produced by Benchmark Films/Foundation Films’ Ian Brady (The Crew), Stephen Salter (co-producer, Summer Rain) and Alliance Films’ Robert Walak (co-producer, Lesbian Vampire Killers). The film also stars Emily Barclay (Suburban Mayhem), Tom Meeten (Star Stories), Ben Batt (Shameless), Stephen Wight (Son of the Mask) and Zawe Ashton (Case Histories). ‘Weekender’ has a soundtrack of classic rave anthems, compiled by DJ Terry Farley and to be released by Harmless Records.
Karl Golden’s previous credits include ‘The Honeymooners’ and ‘Pelican Blood’. The trailer for Weekender can be viewed below:
