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Never Let Me Go ()

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The lives of three friends, from their early school days into young adulthood, when the reality of the world they live in comes knocking.
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Kathy
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Tommy
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Young Kathy (as Isobel Meikle-Small)
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Young Tommy
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Young Ruth
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Miss Emily
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Miss Lucy
Kate Bowes Renna ...
Miss Geraldine
Hannah Sharp ...
Amanda
Christina Carrafiell ...
Laura
Oliver Parsons ...
Arthur
Luke Bryant ...
David
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Matron
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Doctor
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Madame
Huggy Leaver ...
Delivery Man 1
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Delivery Man 2
Sylvie Macdonald ...
Bumper Crop Girl
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Ruth
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Keffers
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Chrissie
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Rodney
Kate Sissons ...
Sitcom Girl
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Sitcom Girl
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Waitress
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Male Office Worker
Rachel Boss ...
Female Office Worker
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Hannah
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Nurse
Chidi Chickwe ...
George
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harvey Allpress ...
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Beverley Beck ...
Passerby (uncredited)
Alfie Fitch ...
Student (uncredited)
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Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Caroline Garnell ...
Chief Guardian (uncredited)
Bronwen Sharp ...
New Graduate (uncredited)

Directed by

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Mark Romanek

Written by

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Alex Garland ... (screenplay)
 
Kazuo Ishiguro ... (novel)

Produced by

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Alex Garland ... executive producer
Richard Hewitt ... co-producer
Kazuo Ishiguro ... executive producer
Andrew Macdonald ... producer
Allon Reich ... producer
Tessa Ross ... executive producer
Joanne Smith ... associate producer

Music by

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Rachel Portman

Cinematography by

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Adam Kimmel

Editing by

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Barney Pilling

Editorial Department

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Mark Bankhead ... additional digital intermediate engineer
Fred Chandler ... post production executive
Mark Dear ... additional digital intermediate engineer
Marie Fernandes ... digital intermediate producer
Alec Gibson ... color timer
Emanuele Giraldo ... first assistant editor
Adam Glasman ... digital colorist
Emily Greenwood ... digital on-line editor
Steve Harrow ... post-production consultant: Steeple Post Production Services
Patrick Malone ... digital intermediate head of department
Hanh Nguyen ... editor trainee
Darren Rae ... colorist: dailies
Aurora Shannon ... digital intermediate assistant
Issac Solemon ... assistant editor
Laurent Treherne ... digital intermediate technical supervisor

Casting By

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Kate Dowd

Production Design by

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Mark Digby

Art Direction by

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David Bryan ... (Marine co-ordinator)
Paul Cripps
Denis Schnegg ... supervising art director

Set Decoration by

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Michelle Day

Costume Design by

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Rachael Fleming
Steven Noble

Makeup Department

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Jessica Afshar-Shirazi ... hair trainee / makeup trainee
Jessica Alexander ... hair trainee / makeup trainee
Catherine Davies ... hair stylist
Sian Grigg ... chief hair designer
Sallie Jaye ... makeup artist: Scotland
Waldo Mason ... prosthetic designer
Belinda Parish ... hair stylist (as Bindy Parrish) / makeup artist (as Bindy Parrish)
Alex Rouse ... wigmaker
Tapio Salmi ... hair stylist / makeup artist

Production Management

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Donald Sabourin ... production manager
Clare St. John ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Lee Grumett ... first assistant director
Carol-Anne Henderson ... third assistant director: Scotland (as Carol Anne Genderson)
Carley Lane ... third assistant director
Sarah MacFarlane ... second assistant director: crowd
Jo Tew ... second assistant director
Erin Lander ... additional third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Matt Amos ... painter
Viv Ball ... painter
Bruce Barnes ... site supervisor
Jon-Claude Bates ... stand-by propman (as Jon Bates)
Gillian Campbell ... hod painter
Christopher Chandler ... dressing props
Phil Claxton ... painter
Nic Clayton ... carpenter
Tim Cooke ... carpenter
Joseph Craig ... dressing props
Dan Crandon ... construction manager
Steven Davies ... stagehand (as Steve Davies)
Steve Deane ... studio supervisor
Darren Flindall ... construction rigger
Ronald Fowler ... plasterer (as Ron Fowler)
Dean Hawley ... painter
Jason Htay ... carpenter
Ben Johnson ... stand-by propman
Alex MacDonald ... painter
Charlie Malik ... prop storeman
Dan Marsden ... carpenter
Richard Mason ... carpenter
Zane McGill ... carpenter
Brian Montgomery ... carpenter
Garry Moore ... stand-by carpenter
Adrian Platt ... dressing props
Tim Powis ... assistant construction manager
Ken Rai-Green ... carpenter
Jody Raynes ... painter
Paul Rigby ... stagehand
Mike Short ... carpenter
Nick Thomas ... property master
Mark Wallis ... carpenter
Rosie Wells ... art department assistant trainee
Paul 'Welcie' Wellstead ... construction rigger (as Paul Wellstead)
Joe Wilmott ... carpenter (as Joe Wilmot)
Lee Wiseman ... dressing props
Nick Wood ... painter
Cara Brower ... assistant art director (uncredited)
Charlie Cobb ... fine artist (uncredited)
Anita Dhillon ... graphic designer (uncredited)
Arwel Evans ... stand-by art director (uncredited)
Nadine Herrmann ... art department assistant (uncredited)
Robert Judd ... dressing props (uncredited)
Loretta Lipworth ... art department runner (uncredited)
Katrina Mackay ... assistant set decorator (uncredited)
Kathryn Pyle ... production buyer (uncredited)
Andrew Tapper ... graphic designer (uncredited)
Luke Whitelock ... draftsman (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Hugo Adams ... foley editor
Niv Adiri ... sound effects editor
Mark Appleby ... adr mixer
Luke Brown ... assistant foley mixer
Jodie Campbell ... sound assistant
Ed Colyer ... foley mixer (as Edward Coluer)
James Corless ... sound mix technician
Tom Deane ... adr mixer
Mark DeSimone ... adr mixer
Gillian Dodders ... supervising dialogue editor
Mike Dowson ... re-recording mixer
Danny Freemantle ... assistant sound editor
Glenn Freemantle ... sound designer / supervising sound editor
Glen Gathard ... assistant foley mixer
Jim Greenhorn ... production sound mixer
Andrea King ... foley artist
Travis MacKay ... adr mixer
Emilie O'Connor ... assistant dialogue editor
Jordan O'Neill ... datasat sound mastering engineer
Richard Pryke ... re-recording mixer
Adam Scrivener ... sound mix technician
Jason Stevens ... sound negative
Jack Stew ... foley artist
Ian Tapp ... dialogue premix
Tristan Tarrant ... boom operator
Chris Testa ... audio mix
Sandy Buchanan ... adr recordist (uncredited)
Nick Foley ... adr mixer (uncredited)
Jan Petrov ... adr recordist (uncredited)
Tom Ryan ... adr recordist (uncredited)
John Soukup ... sound transfer (uncredited)
Philip Young ... adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Sam Conway ... special effects supervisor
Chris Giles ... special effects technician
Tez Palmer ... special effects technician (as Terry Palmer)
Mark White ... special effects technician

Visual Effects by

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Nemanja Antanaskovic ... 3d artist: Baseblack
Adrian Banton ... compositing lead: Baseblack
Klaudija Cermak ... compositor: Baseblack
Stephen Elson ... visual effects producer
Adam Glasman ... di colourist
Neil Harrison ... digital intermediate systems administrator
Dan Helme ... data wrangler: Ascent 142 Features
Timothy P. Jones ... digital film bureau: Ascent 142 Features
Stephanie C. Kelly ... compositor: Baseblack (as Stephanie Kelly)
Robbie Lee ... visual effects editor: Baseblack
Paul Nendick ... head of technology: Baseblack
John Palmer ... digital film bureau manager: Ascent 142 Features
Kate Phillips ... visual effects producer: Baseblack
Gordon Pratt ... digital film bureau: Ascent 142 Features
Matthew Twyford ... visual effects supervisor: Baseblack
Pragti Wadhwa ... compositor: Baseblack
Mark Webb ... visual effects coordinator: Baseblack
Fiorenza Bagnariol ... digital film bureau (uncredited)
Stuart Bullen ... compositor (uncredited)

Stunts

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Nrinder Dhudwar ... stunt player
Frank Henson ... stunt coordinator
Dave Holland ... stunt player (as David Holland)
Paul Kennington ... stunt player
Jo McLaren ... stunt player
Helen Steinway Bailey ... stunt player

Camera and Electrical Department

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Steve Arthur ... gaffer: Scotland (as Steve Arthurs)
Alex Bailey ... still photographer
Guy Bennett ... trainee grip
Alfie Biddle ... clapper loader
Reg Boddy ... rigging electrician
Ashley Bond ... focus puller
Tommy Carlin ... rigging electrician
John Clarke ... additional electrician
Johnny Colley ... gaffer (as John Colley)
Vernon Connolly ... additional electrician
Luke Coulter ... clapper loader: Scotland
Barny Crocker ... loader: "b" camera
Gary Donoghue ... rigging electrician (as Gary Donaghue)
Avelino Fernandez ... electrician
Stephen Finberg ... additional electrician
Dan Garlick ... grip: "b" camera
Robert Gavigan ... rigging electrician
Scot Gill ... electrical rigger
Stuart Godfrey ... grip
David Gray ... stand-by rigger (as David Grey)
Pat Hagerty ... rigger (as Pat Hagarty)
Matthew Hall ... practical electrician
Alex Howe ... focus puller: "b" camera
Iain Johnstone ... grip: Scotland
Benjamin Kerr ... additional electrician
Adam Kimmel ... uncredited
Frank King ... rigger
Vince Madden ... rigging gaffer
Ginger McCarthy ... supervising rigger (as Steve 'Ginger' McCarthy)
Michael McDermott ... rigger
Joe McGee ... practical electrician
Pat Miller ... rigger (as Patrick Miller)
Paul Molloy ... additional electrician
Julian Morson ... camera operator: "b" camera / steadicam operator
Onx Narang ... additional electrician (as Onkar Narang)
Mark Packman ... additional electrician
Mike Parsons ... electrician
Mike Parsons ... electrician
John Paxton ... video assist operator
Mark Richards ... rigger
Jon Saunders ... additional electrician (as John Saunders)
Christopher Schneider ... camera intern
Richard B. Shean ... video and computer playback operator
Ian Stowe ... balloon light technician
Chris Tann ... electrician
Dave Thom ... electrician: Scotland (as David Thom)
Steve Walsh ... electrician
Danny Webster ... rigger
Steven Young ... additional electrician
Sashi Kissoon ... camera trainee (uncredited)
Danny McGee ... practical electrician (uncredited)
Ian Speed ... libra technician (uncredited)
Marc Woodcock ... lighting technician (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Abigail Barbier ... adr voice casting
Louis Elman ... adr voice casting
Bernadette Gepheart ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Clementine Charity ... costume assistant: Scotland (as Clemantine Charity)
Charlotte Child ... costume supervisor
Isla Wickham ... wardrobe assistant
Anne T. Delaney ... costume assistant: dailies (uncredited)

Location Management

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Jonah Coombes ... supervising location manager
Eleri Coulten ... location assistant
John Crampton ... locations unit manager
Lloret Dunn ... location manager: Scotland
Helene Lenszner ... location scout (as Helene Lenszer)
Lottie Mason ... location trainee
Karen McConnell ... assistant location manager: Scotland
Kevin Pipkin ... location runner
Emma Reid ... location assistant: Isle of Man
Asha Sharma ... location scout
Amie Tridgell ... assistant location manager
Josh Yudkin ... location manager

Music Department

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Jeff Atmajian ... orchestrator
Mark Berrow ... musician: violin
Chris Cozens ... auricle control systems
Helen Crayford ... musician: piano
Marcia Crayford ... musician: violin solos
Chris Dibble ... music recording engineer
George Drakoulias ... music supervisor
George Hamer ... orchestra contractor
Yann McCullough ... music editor / music producer
Jeremy Murphy ... assistant music recording engineer
London Independent Players ... musicians: orchestra
Rachel Portman ... orchestrator
Randall Poster ... music supervisor
Colin Rae ... music preparation
David Snell ... conductor
Jehan Stefan ... assistant to orchestrator / music librarian
Paul Watkins ... musician: cello solos
Hugh Webb ... musician: harp
Karen Westropp ... production assistant: Rachel Portman
Youki Yamamoto ... music associate
Thomas Cavanaugh ... music business & legal affairs (uncredited)
Marcia Crayford ... orchestra leader (uncredited)
Ryan Hanifl ... musicians: vocals (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Diana Dill ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Mick Boddy ... driver: minibus
Paul Brosman ... driver: facilities
Simon Burgess ... driver: facilities
Fergus Cotter ... unit driver
Mark Dilliway ... transportation captain: supplier of Transport & Minibuses
Barry Dye ... unit driver
Tim Harrison ... driver: facilities
Darren Helman ... driver
Jeff Hudson ... unit driver (as Jeff 'Jefferzz' Hudson)
Marc Mills ... driver: minibus, Scotland
Peter Newman ... driver: minibus (as Peter Newman)
Graham Poppleton ... unit driver
Barry Quibell ... driver: camera truck, Scotland
Lea Robinson ... unit driver
Dan Smith ... driver: facilities
Marcus Ward ... unit driver
Gary Weekes ... vehicle coordinator
Barrie Williams ... transportation captain (as Barrie 'Bazza' Williams)
Dave Williams ... facilities driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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John Barnes ... security supervisor
Steve 'Barney' Barnett ... catering manager
Linda Bowen ... assistant accountant: post production
Stuart Cadenhead ... floor runner: Scotland
Fiona Carruthers ... accommodation coordinator
Juliette Caton ... acting and voice coach: children
Annie Clapton ... production trainee
Sarah Clark ... unit publicist
Leah Clarke ... assistant to producers
David Coupland ... production runner
Michael Davis ... dailies assistant (as Mike Davies)
Ryan Delaney ... runner: DNA Films
Michael Dovey ... travel agent: ET Travel
Ellie Downham ... guild trainee/cashier
Jake Edmonds ... health & safety advisor
Tom Forbes ... assistant: Mark Romanek
Mark Gillespie ... runner: rushes
Linda Gregory ... production accountant
Paul Grindey ... head of business affairs: Film4
Tarn Harper ... accountant: post production
Stuart Hendry ... assistant stills photographer
Charles Howes ... head tutor
Adam Hutchins ... stand-in
Amy Irvine ... stand in: Keira Knightley
Carlton Jarvis ... medical advisor
Tracey Josephs ... head of production: Film4
Emma Keele ... tutor
Sue Lacy ... stand-in
Claire Lawrence ... stand-in
Sarah Lawrence ... additional runner
Carl Lewin ... catering assistant (as Karl Lewin)
Jules MacIver ... unit nurse: Scotland (as Jules McIver)
Layla Mall ... production coordinator
Joy Maxwell Davis ... unit nurse (as Joy Maxwell-Davis)
Markus Meedt ... post production assistant
Richard Neale ... on-set computer technician: CompuHire
Clive Noakes ... laboratory contact
Robert Norris ... legal services: Reed Smith, Film4
Christian Otty ... floor runner: Scotland
Andy Parry ... safety advisor
Alex Paterakis ... stand-in
Heather Pearse ... stand-in: Ella Purnell
Kate Penlington ... clearance coordinator
Tanya Phegan ... development executive: DNA Films
Neil Pierson ... second assistant accountant (as Neil Pearson)
Martin Poultney ... digital intermediate sales: Ascent 142 Features
Claire Robertson ... location accountant
Délia Rémy ... stand-in (as Delia Remy)
Graham Samels ... catering assistant
Neil Samels ... chef
Joan Scheckel ... workshop development
Jo Stedall ... accommodation coordinator (as Jo Harrop)
Jack Steed ... stand-in
Vaughn Stein ... floor runner
Yanel Tallada ... stand-in
Lizanne Tulip ... stand-in: Sally Hawkins
Vanessa Warren ... Medical Advisor
Charlie Coombes ... runner (uncredited)
Maureen Duffy ... completion guarantor (uncredited)
Charlotte Ewart ... tutor (uncredited)
Dan Maslen ... visual consultant (uncredited)
Monty Till ... floor runner: dailies (uncredited)
Eva Yates ... assistant: Tessa Ross (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

As children, Ruth, Kathy and Tommy spend their childhood at a seemingly idyllic English boarding school. As they grow into young adults, they find that they have to come to terms with the strength of the love they feel for each other, while preparing themselves for the haunting reality that awaits them. Written by Fox Searchlight Pictures

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Taglines Welcome to Hailsham. The students have everything they need, except time. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Auprès de moi toujours (France)
  • Alles, was wir geben mussten (Germany)
  • Nunca me abandones (Spain)
  • Nikdy ma neopusť (Slovakia)
  • Nikad me ne ostavljaj (Croatia)
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Runtime
  • 103 min
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Box Office

Budget $15,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United Kingdom GBP625,496, 11 Feb 2011
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $9,455,232, 16 Dec 2010

Did You Know?

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Trivia "Never Let Me Go" is Carey Mulligan's favorite novel. She was certain someone would make a film adaptation, and had hoped they could wait until she was old enough to play Kathy. She couldn't bear the idea of anyone else portraying Kathy, although she acknowledged that she thought other people would be able to do a better performance. She actively campaigned for the role. See more »
Goofs Tommy runs in the sand out to the wrecked boat on the beach. Soon after, all 3 friends look at the boat, but Tommy's footprints in the sand are gone. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Knight and Day/I Am Love/The Killer Inside Me (2010). See more »
Soundtracks Hailsham School Song See more »
Crazy Credits The Hailsham School Song can be briefly heard at the very end of the credits. See more »
Quotes [last lines]
Kathy: It's been two weeks since I lost him. I've been given my notice now. My first donation is in a month's time. I come here and imagine that this is the spot where everything I've lost since my childhood has washed out. I tell myself, if that were true, and I waited long enough, then a tiny figure would appear on the horizon across the field, and gradually get larger until I'd see it was Tommy. He'd wave and maybe call. I don't let the fantasy go beyond that. I can't let it. I remind myself I was lucky to have had any time with him at all. What I'm not sure about is if our lives have been so different from the lives of the people we save. We all complete. Maybe none of us really understand what we've lived through, or feel we've had enough time.
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