Shell
Abandoned by her mother when she was a child, Shell has stayed to take care of her dying father but now feels trapped within the beautiful but desolate landscape that surrounds her. With only her routine of running the decaying petrol station, taking care of her father, and spending afternoons in her bedroom with a local mechanic, life is passing Shell by with every passing truck that rattles her walls. One day a salesman stops to re-fuel and offers Shell a taste of the outside world that takes her closer than ever to the edge of the road and her desire to escape.
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Cast
11 people
Chloe Pirrie
Shell
Known for
The Queen's Gambit
Dept. Q
Joseph Mawle
Pete
Known for
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Game of Thrones
Michael Smiley
Hugh
Known for
Luther
The Lobster
Iain De Caestecker
Adam
Known for
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Overlord
Kate Dickie
Claire
Known for
Loki
The Witch
Morven Christie
Young Mother
Known for
Silo
Lockwood & Co.
Brian McCardie
Hunter
Known for
Filth
Speed 2: Cruise Control
Tam Dean Burn
Trucker
Known for
Perfect Sense
Local Hero
Paul Thomas Hickey
Robert
Also in
Perfect Sense
Believe
Milla Gibson
Little Girl
No other roles listed
Cameron McQuade
Boy
No other roles listed
Scott Graham Director · Yoliswa Gärtig Cinematographer Rachel Tunnard Editor
First release September 23, 2012 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Brocken Spectre Jockey Mutch
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Spain · September 23, 2012
Premiere · Donostia-San Sebastian International Film Festival
United Kingdom · March 15, 2013
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Italy
November 25, 2012 · Premiere · Torino Film Festival
Netherlands
January 16, 2014 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 17, 2012 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
November 21, 2012 · Premiere · Brighton Film Festival
February 21, 2013 · Premiere · Glasgow Film Festival
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