Hold Back the Night

Hold Back the Night

104 mins | Drama | June 10, 1999

A young woman joins a group of protesters trying to stop the construction of a highway through a forest with the purpose of having sex with their leader. But when morning comes and the authorities show up to disband the protesters, she hits a man with a log. This causes the two to have to go on the run. With the help of a sickly, but sympathetic woman, the two slip through police roadblocks. Traveling with her, they learn she is an ex-army lesbian who just wants to see a final sunrise at the Orkney Islands before her death.

Hold Back the Night

104 mins | Drama | June 10, 1999

Hold Back the Night
A young woman joins a group of protesters trying to stop the construction of a highway through a forest with the purpose of having sex with their leader. But when morning comes and the authorities show up to disband the protesters, she hits a man with a log. This causes the two to have to go on the run. With the help of a sickly, but sympathetic woman, the two slip through police roadblocks. Traveling with her, they learn she is an ex-army lesbian who just wants to see a final sunrise at the Orkney Islands before her death.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Channel Four Films, Parallax Pictures
Original title Hold Back the Night
Directors Phil Davis
Writers Steve Chambers

Cast

Christine Tremarco

as Charleen

Sheila Hancock

as Vera

Richard Platt

as Michael

Julie Ann Watson

as Jackie

Kenneth Colley

as Uncle Bob

Tommy Tiernan

as John

Bruce Byron

as Killer's owner

Andrew Livingston

as Barman

Peter Anders

as Jacob

Lars Oostveen

as Torsten

Hannah Bridges

as Young Charleen

Derek Lea

as Guard at Protest Camp

John Paul Hurley

as Copper at Protest Camp

Graham Eatough

as Policeman at Checkpoint

Bill Denniston

as Man Sleeping Rough

Robert Stephani

as Kerb Crawler

Ralph Bolland

as Drug Dealer #1

Jamie McNeish

as Drug Dealer #2

Stephen Cartwright

as Drug Dealer #3

Nick Smith

as Drug Dealer