Last Days of Innocence

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Characters/Cast

Adam DarnbroughSam

Gina GledhillAmelia

Sofee DarnbroughLucy

Sam CroninFriend 1

Synopsis

Two young friends, Sam and Amelia have a strong connection starting from when they were very young to their current age of 15. But due to their parents work commitments they are forced apart and have to eventually move away from each other. Amelia keeps in contact through letters keeping Sam updated on her life and all the little things kids like to talk about like being paranoid about her haircut and school teachers. After a few months of moving on and attending a new school Sam finally deals with the fact he had always struggled to write back exactly how he feels and how he believed to have let her down in some way. Sam arranges to catch a train to meet her despite the distance between them knowing he must catch multiple trains to reach her town. He manages to pen the letter which explains everything including how he truly feels about her to which he takes along with him on his journey. But what he did not anticipate was a fierce blizzard to jeopardize his chances of meeting Amelia for probably the last time. With the delays from the blizzard becoming more frequent and increasing in length, Sam starts to become even more disheartened in knowing that hes already late in meeting Amelia.

Directors Comments

I personally love broody male anti heroes that are either cynical or existential in a world that’s bleak and gritty. For this film I wanted to try something different for myself in terms of the characters and story. The film ‘Last Days of Innocence’ made in the winter of 2008 is about two young children who share a very close friendship that in today’s world could only really exist in fiction which to me is already heart breaking. The heavy use of glows, colors and artificial snow show the film for what it is, fantasy, the journey itself shows someone trying to hold onto the fantasy and inevitably getting hurt in the process.

Last Days was shot in multiple stations in West Yorkshire such as Leeds, Huddersfield and Dewsbury. The interiors of the train were mostly shot on running trains in Southport when preparing to leave, giving us mere minutes before we had to jump off and head for the next train.

Inspired by ‘5 Centimetres Per Second by Mikoto Shinkai

Crew

Written and Directed By Chris Cronin

Second Unit Director Kyle Brearey

Casting Sam Cronin
Main Theme Joel Catchatoor