New Year's Day (2000)
January 1, 2000Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Bobby Barry
Steven
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Veronica
Anastasia Hille
Shelley
Jacqueline Bisset
Geraldine
Andrew-Lee Potts
Jake
Michael Kitchen
Robin
Sue Johnston
Mrs. Fisher
Ralph Brown
Mr. Diamond / Writer
Gregg Prentice
Ben
Zoe Thorne
Trout
Hannah Faulkner
Vicky
Liam Barr
Grebe
Ryan Davenport
Aziz
Emily Corrie
Cordelia
Stephen Cleary
Producer
Simon Channing Williams
Producer
Stephen Cleary
Producer
Pippa Cross
Executive Producer
David Forrest
Executive Producer
Cameron McCracken
Executive Producer
Beau Rogers
Executive Producer
Marianne Slot
Co-Producer
Charles Steel
Co-Producer
Vibeke Windeløv
Co-Producer
Julian Nott
Original Music Composer
John de Borman
Director of Photography
Adam Ross
Editor
Jane Deitch
Casting
Danielle Roffe
Casting
Eve Stewart
Production Design
Tom Read
Art Direction
Frances Tempest
Costume Design
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This Movie Is About.
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New Year's Day is a 2001 comedy-drama film starring Andrew Lee Potts, Bobby Barry, Jacqueline Bisset, Anastasia Hille, Michael Kitchen, Sue Johnston, Ralph Brown and Marianne Jean-Baptiste. It was written by Ralph Brown and directed by Suri Krishnamma.
The film follows two teenagers, Jake (Potts) and Steve (Barry) as they cope with life after being the sole survivors of an avalanche. Their teacher also survives the accident, but remains comatose and dies soon after the start of the film. The two boys make a suicide pact agreeing that on the first anniversary of the avalanche, they will kill themselves. The two spend their last year living life to the fullest. This takes the form of a list of "tasks", which they both must fulfill before dying.
The movie's screenplay is written by Brown, and deals with themes such as the generation gap, the conflicts that surround today's youngsters, suicide, crossing boundaries and how people are affected by tragedy. Brown has spoken of New Year's Day being prompted by the murder of James Bulger, in the sense of a storyline concerning two young people who are surrounded by grown-ups who have no idea about what they are doing.
New Year's Day won best film at the Raindance Film Festival 2001, and best film at the Sapporo Film Festival 2001. In February 2001, it also took the Grand Prize in the 12th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival which was attended by director Suri Krishnamma.The film contains a cover of the Tim Hardin song "Reason to Believe" by Paul Weller, recorded specially for the movie.
The exams scenes were filmed using students from the Queens School in Bushey, Hertfordshire. The school is located next door the ex American University where some of the school scenes were shot.