Lad: A Yorkshire Story
12A
11 years on from its first release Lad has continued to defy expectations and reach new audiences around the world with its charming and heartfelt story of friendship and the landscape.
Documenting the story of a teenage boy, Tom, as he grapples with the heartache of grief until an unlikely friendship with a park ranger in the Yorkshire Dales offers an opportunity for healing.
This special screening will be introduced by members of the Friends of Hyde Park Picture House.
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“Their story makes for an immensely realistic and believable drama that is so charming to watch and follow. Breathtakingly filmed on location, in picturesque villages in the Dales, the landscape almost becomes a character of its own.”
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“Lad's appeal lies in its realism - the cast were all unknowns recruited in the area, most of whom were untrained and turned up at an audition advertised in the local papers.”
The Yorkshire Post