Boys On Film aka Phil Marriott and Raj Rudolph spoke to acclaimed director Andrew Haigh (45 Years, Looking, Weekend) about his new movie, Lean On Pete – a British drama film written and directed by Andrew Haigh, based on the novel of the same name by Willy Vlautin.
Lean On Pete stars Charlie Plummer, Chloë Sevigny, Travis Fimmel and Steve Buscemi, and follows a 15-year-old boy who begins to work at a stable and befriends an ailing racehorse.
Watch the trailer for Andrew Haigh’s Lean On Pete movie below.
Andrew Haigh (Writer, Director) has directed four features, including his latest, Lean On Pete. His previous film, 45 Years, premiered at Berlinale 2015 where it won Silver Bears for the lead performances of Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay. It went on to win a number of international awards and received an Academy Award® nomination for Best Actress for Charlotte Rampling.
His second feature Weekend premiered at SXSW in 2011, where it won the Emerging Visions Audience Award. He was also the Executive Producer and lead writer/director on the HBO show Looking including the finale television movie broadcast in 2015.
Lean On Me is showing in selected cinemas and available to view on demand here. You can also order the Blu Ray on the link below.
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