Lost at Christmas

Lost at Christmas is a 2020 Scottish romantic comedy film. It is written and directed by Ryan Hendrick and stars Sylvester McCoy, Sanjeev Kohli, Clare Grogan and Frazer Hines.[1]

Lost at Christmas
Official poster
Directed byRyan Hendrick
Produced byDavid Newman
Written byRyan Hendrick
Clare Sheppard
Starring
Music byStephen Wright
CinematographyJohn Rhodes
Production
company
Magic Monkey Films
Release date
7 December 2020
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Two strangers stranded in the Scottish Highlands on Christmas Eve team up to try and get home in time for Christmas.

Cast

Production

Originally titled Perfect Strangers, the film is based on Ryan Hendrick's 2015 short film of the same name. Production on Lost at Christmas began in September 2019. In June 2020, the film entered its final stages of production, ready for its release at Christmas 2020.[2][3] The film also appeared in a special BBC News report in January 2020 while filming was taking place, including interviews with members of the cast and production crew. The film was renamed from Perfect Strangers to Lost at Christmas during post-production in October 2020.

Casting

The full cast list was revealed on 20 November 2019, that consisted of Kenny Boyle, Natalie Clark, Sylvester McCoy, Sanjeev Kohli, Clare Grogan, Frazer Hines, Caitlin Blackwood, Karen Bartke, Alasdair McCrone, Alexander Teunion and Nicolette McKeown[4] with additional cast members being announced on 28 December.

Filming

Filming took place January 2020 around Fort William and Glencoe and was completed in twelve days.[5][6] Filming was officially completed on 19 January 2020.[7]

Release

The film had its premiere on 26 November 2020 at the Highland Cinema in Fort William. It was released in cinemas on 4 December 2020 and via the internet on 7 December 2020.

Reception

BrumNotes Magazine said of the film, "Here’s some lovely interplay and chemistry between the cast that delivers some genuine tenderness and poignancy and with an ending that turns out to not be so predictable after all."[8]

References
  1. Baker, Neil. "Lost at Christmas Review". Cinerama Film Online. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  2. Grater, Tom (November 18, 2019). "Scottish Director Ryan Hendrick Inks With Zero Gravity Management, Preps Christmas Pic 'Perfect Strangers'".
  3. "British Council Film: Perfect Strangers". film-directory.britishcouncil.org.
  4. "Perfect Strangers - The Christmas Movie". www.facebook.com.
  5. "Perfect Strangers - The Christmas Movie on Facebook Watch" – via www.facebook.com.
  6. Campbell, Rita. "Filming underway in Lochaber for Scotland's first independent feature-length Christmas movie".
  7. "Perfect Strangers - The Christmas Movie". www.facebook.com.
  8. Davies, Mike. "Movie Round-Up, Films From Fri Dec 4". BrumNotes Magazine. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

Lost at Christmas at IMDb

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