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Looking for Eric(Movie, 2009)

1h 59min | Genres: Comedy, Drama
Looking for EricRating: 3.3/5 (with 140140 votes)
Looking for Eric is a 2009 sports comedy-drama film directed by Ken Loach and written by Paul Laverty. It is an international co-production between the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Belgium, and Spain. It stars Steve Evets, Eric Cantona, John Henshaw, and Stephanie Bishop. It follows a middle-aged postman who, working for the Manchester sorting office, is going through a dreadful crisis. The film had its world premiere at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2009, where it was awarded the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury. It was theatrically released in France on 27 May 2009, by Diaphana Distribution, and in the United Kingdom on 12 June 2009, by Icon Film Distribution. It received positive reviews from critics and grossed over $11.6 million worldwide. For their performances, Henshaw won Best Supporting Actor at the 12th British Independent Film Awards and Evets was nominated for Best Actor at the 22nd European Film Awards. ()
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Awards & Nominations for Looking for Eric

European Film Award for Best Actor

About Looking for Eric

A man trying to put his life back on track gets some advice from an unexpected benefactor -- the ex-footballer Eric Cantona.

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Additional Information

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Production countries: Belgium, Spain, France, United Kingdom (UK), Italy
Plays in: Manchester
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 20 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Serbian (SR), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 05/27/2009
Director: Ken Loach
Producer: Rebecca O'Brien
Screenwriter: Paul Laverty
Executive Producer: Éric Cantona
Film Editor: Jonathan Morris
Director of Photography: Barry Ackroyd
Composer: George Fenton
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Il mio amico Eric"

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