Hallam Foe

2007 95 min ★ 6.7 Drama, Comedy, Thriller

Hallam's talent for spying on people reveals his darkest fears-and his most peculiar desires. Driven to expose the true cause of his mother's death, he instead finds himself searching the rooftops of the city for love.

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Cast

Jamie Bell

Hallam Foe

Sophia Myles

Kate

Ciarán Hinds

Julius Foe

Claire Forlani

Verity Foe

Jamie Sives

Alasdair

Maurice Roëves

Raymond

Ewen Bremner

Andy

Lucy Holt

Lucy

John Paul Lawler

Carl

Ruth Milne

Jenny

Details

Director

David Mackenzie

Screenplay

Ed Whitmore

Tagline

"This is my story"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$8,000,000

Revenue

$2,149,799

Production

Film4 Productions, Ingenious Film Partners, Scottish Screen, Sigma Films

Reviews

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MoHA

August 27, 2015

★ 8/10

After momentarily veering off course with a misguide adaptation of Patrick McGrath's eerie neo-gothic novel Asylum, Scottish director David Mackenzie is back on track, making good on the promise he initially showed with such dark, acclaimed features as THE LAST GREAT WILDERNESS and the award-winning YOUNG ADAM. Expert at lock picking and proficient at peering into other people's windows, 17-year-...

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CinemaSerf

May 30, 2024

★ 7/10

The eponymous young lad (Jamie Bell) has a bit of a prurient streak - he loves watching people making out in the woods from his treehouse before applying his own, unique, form of contraception! His life at home is a troubled one after his mother committed suicide and "Hallam" certain that his new stepmother (Claire Forlani) was behind the crime. Unable to convince his father (Ciaràn Hinds) he flee...