Bridgend (film)

Bridgend is a 2015 English-language Danish drama film directed by Jeppe Rønde and written by Rønde alongside Torben Bech and Peter Asmussen. The film is based on the Bridgend suicide incidents. The film had its World Premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam and its North American premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, at both of which it was highly acclaimed; in the latter, it received three awards, including Best Actress for Hannah Murray. The general reviews have been mixed to positive, with Metacritic giving an average score of 53 out of 100 points, counting nine reviews.^[1] The film was viewed in Wales however as sensationalist, lacking truth and exploitative of the dead teenagers.^[2][3]

Bridgend
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jeppe Rønde
Written by	Jeppe Rønde Torben Bech Peter Asmussen
Produced by	Michel Schønnemann
Starring	Hannah Murray Josh O'Connor Adrian Rawlins
Cinematography	Magnus Nordenhof Jønck
Edited by	Olivier Bugge Coutté
Music by	Mondkopf
Production company	Blenkov & Schønnemann Pictures
Release dates	21 January 2015 (2015-01-21) (International Film Festival Rotterdam) 25 June 2015 (2015-06-25) (Denmark)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Wales
Language	English