I WANTED TO IMAGINE WHAT FRED AND ROSE WEST’S FIRST DATE WOULD BE LIKE. HOW DO TWO PEOPLE WHO HAVE REJECTED HUMANITY CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER?
WE TALKED TONY PITTS (RIDING TRILOGy, FUNNY COW) into playing Fred and found newcomer Rachel salisbury (WHO BLEW ME AWAY) FOR ROSE.
I WANTED TO CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE OF DANGER AND DREAD AND SEX AND POSSESSION. I WANTED TO SEE FRED CRY. I WANTED TO RECREATE AN OLD MAN’S PUB IN GLOUCESTER. FOR A TWO DAY SHOOT IT WAS A BIG ASK. BUT I LEARNT A LOT. .