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Born Equal

Born Equal

2006TV Movie⏱️ 1h 23mTV-MA
Drama
⭐ 6.6
IMDB Rating
654 votes

Four characters living in one neighbourhood in London - all living dramatically different lives, all of them on the edge - see their stories unfold.

Director
Dominic Savage
Writers
N/A
Stars
Robert Carlyle, Colin Firth, Peter McNeil O'Connor
Release Date
December 17, 2006
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
🎯 2
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 7
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 1.4K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Robert Carlyle
Robert Carlyle
as Robert
Colin Firth
Colin Firth
as Mark
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Peter McNeil O'Connor
as Hostel Manager
Nicholas Burns
Nicholas Burns
as Michael
Pearce Quigley
Pearce Quigley
as Beggar 1
Anne-Marie Duff
Anne-Marie Duff
as Michelle
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Gemma Barrett
as Danielle
Charlie Creed-Miles
Charlie Creed-Miles
as Man in Hostel
Emilia Fox
Emilia Fox
as Laura
David Oyelowo
David Oyelowo
as Yemi

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.66 : 1
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
London, Greater London, England, UK
Production
BBC Film

🏷️ Keywords

hostelinequalitysocial injusticeluxury homebeggar

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Nice try, but...
by jimcheva β€’ 2022-11-20
5/10

"Such excellent actors and such good intentions. And certainly important issues. But the stories basically wander and do not convincingly intertwine. A well-off man who tries to make up for his guilt about his affluence; a man apparently on parole who is tortured by what he did and something else which only becomes clear after a while; a pregnant mother escaping an abusive husband; a young runaway. They interact in believable but not ultimately very compelling ways. And it all falls apart at the end. The actors are all excellent and apparently improvised their roles, but it just never jells in ..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

Various Working Titles were London, The London Project and To Have and Have Not.

πŸ“– Synopsis

Four characters living in one neighbourhood in London - all living dramatically different lives, all of them on the edge - see their stories unfold.