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?
I TALKED TO TONY PITTS (RIDING TRILOGY, FUNNY COW, GIRI/HAJI) 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. .