Unicorns (2023 British film)

UNICORNS is a drama film, directed by Sally El Hosaini and James Krishna Floyd and released in 2023.[1] The film stars Ben Hardy as Luke, a single father and mechanic who is forced to rethink his sexual identity when he unexpectedly falls in love with Aysha (Jason Patel), a drag queen.[2]

Unicorns
Directed bySally El Hosaini
James Krishna Floyd
Written byJames Krishna Floyd
Produced byPhilip Herd
Trudie Styler
Celine Rattray
Bill Pohlad
Kim Roth
Christa Workman
StarringBen Hardy
Jason Patel
CinematographyDavid Raedeker
Edited byIain Kitching
Music byStuart Earl
Production
companies
Release date
  • 8 September 2023 (2023-09-08) (TIFF)
Running time
119 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
Sweden
LanguageEnglish

A coproduction of companies from the United Kingdom, the United States and Sweden, the film was written by Floyd, and marks his debut as a director.

The cast also includes Hannah Onslow, Nisha Nayar, Michael Karim, Sagar Radia, Ravin J Ganatra, Ali Afzal, Val The Brown Queen, Jaimie Tank, Anthony Pius, Saba Shiraz, Miss Jalebi Bebe, Adeel Ahmed, Grant Davis, Madelyn Smedley, Kate Lindsey, Dan Linney, Karen Sampford, Angela Phinnimore, Karen Bartholomew, Jenny O'Leary and Taylor Sullivan.

The film premiered in the Special Presentations program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]

References
  1. Melanie Goodfellow and Andreas Wiseman, "Sally El Hosaini, James Krishna Floyd’s New Feature ‘Unicorns’ To Shoot This Fall, Ben Hardy To Co-Star; Maven Screen Media & Chromatic Aberration To Produce". Deadline Hollywood, August 4, 2022.
  2. Andreas Wiseman, "‘12 Years A Slave’ & ‘Brokeback Mountain’ Outfit River Road Joins Identity Drama ‘Unicorns’; First Look Revealed With CAA Handling At EFM". Deadline Hollywood, February 10, 2023.
  3. Anthony D'Alessandro, "TIFF Lineup Unveiled Amid Strikes: Awards Contenders 'Dumb Money', 'The Holdovers', 'Rustin'; Starry Pics For Sale With Scarlett Johansson, Kate Winslet, Michael Keaton, Viggo Mortensen & More". Deadline Hollywood, July 24, 2023.
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