The Announcement

The Announcement

90 mins | Sept. 15, 2000

A film about friendship and familiarity masking major secrets. When protagonists Beth and Ross gather all of their best friends together for an unruly drink and drug-fuelled party, the event is like many such evenings. That is, until Beth and Ross make an announcement. They tell those assembled that they have secretly married. The impact is not as simple as they had expected. We then track the events of the evening as the news affects each person in turn. Instead of the absolute approval Ross and Beth had hoped for, the news throws a harsh spotlight on everyone's relationship and notions of marriage. The film explores the confused attitudes of a generation whose model of love and romance is complex and demanding. The evening degenerates into a rash of revelations and discoveries about all of the friends, but most dramatically it unravels Ross and Beth's relationship in a way neither of them could have foreseen. This is no fairytale

The Announcement

90 mins | Sept. 15, 2000

The Announcement
A film about friendship and familiarity masking major secrets. When protagonists Beth and Ross gather all of their best friends together for an unruly drink and drug-fuelled party, the event is like many such evenings. That is, until Beth and Ross make an announcement. They tell those assembled that they have secretly married. The impact is not as simple as they had expected. We then track the events of the evening as the news affects each person in turn. Instead of the absolute approval Ross and Beth had hoped for, the news throws a harsh spotlight on everyone's relationship and notions of marriage. The film explores the confused attitudes of a generation whose model of love and romance is complex and demanding. The evening degenerates into a rash of revelations and discoveries about all of the friends, but most dramatically it unravels Ross and Beth's relationship in a way neither of them could have foreseen. This is no fairytale
Producers
Original title The Announcement
Directors Troy Miller
Writers

Cast

Mark Addy

as Andy

David Baddiel

as Dougie

Morwenna Banks

as Beth

Kate Hardie

as Helen

Tom Hollander

as Ben

Lennie James

as Richard

Gordon Kennedy

as Frank

Heike Makatsch

as Rumour

Fay Ripley

as Alex

Joanna Scanlan

as Debbie

Toby Stephens

as Ross

Callum Philip

as Audi

Henrietta Garden

as Doctor

Canie Gonzalez

as Sasha