Unicorns (2023 British film)

Unicorns
Unicorns
Directed by	Sally El Hosaini; James Krishna Floyd;
Written by	James Krishna Floyd
Produced by	Philip Herd; Trudie Styler; Celine Rattray; Bill Pohlad; Kim Roth; Christa Workman;
Starring	Ben Hardy; Jason Patel;
Cinematography	David Raedeker
Edited by	Iain Kitching
Music by	Stuart Earl
Production; companies	Maven Screen Media; River Road Entertainment; Chromatic Aberration;
Distributed by	Signature Entertainment (United Kingdom);
Release dates	September 8, 2023 (TIFF); July 5, 2024 (United Kingdom);
Running time	119 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom; United States; Sweden;
Language	English

Unicorns is a drama film directed by Sally El Hosaini and James Krishna Floyd and released in 2023.^[1] The film stars Ben Hardy as Luke, a single father and mechanic who is forced to rethink his sexual identity when he unexpectedly falls in love with Aysha (Jason Patel), a drag queen.^[2]

A coproduction of companies from the United Kingdom, the United States and Sweden, the film was written by Floyd, and marks his directorial debut.

The film premiered in the Special Presentations program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.^[3]

Cast[edit]

Ben Hardy
Jason Patel
Hannah Onslow
Nisha Nayar
Michael Karim
Sagar Radia
Ravin J Ganatra
Ali Afzal
Val The Brown Queen
Jaimie Tank
Anthony Pius
Saba Shiraz
Miss Jalebi Bebe
Adeel Ahmed
Grant Davis
Madelyn Smedley
Kate Lindsey
Dan Linney
Karen Sampford
Angela Phinnimore
Karen Bartholomew
Jenny O'Leary
Taylor Sullivan
Aqeel Torres

References[edit]

^ Melanie Goodfellow and Andreas Wiseman, "Sally El Hosaini, James Krishna Floyd’s New Feature ‘Unicorns’ To Shoot This Fall, Ben Hardy To Co-Star; Maven Screen Media & Chromatic Aberration To Produce". Deadline Hollywood, August 4, 2022.
^ Andreas Wiseman, "‘12 Years A Slave’ & ‘Brokeback Mountain’ Outfit River Road Joins Identity Drama ‘Unicorns’; First Look Revealed With CAA Handling At EFM". Deadline Hollywood, February 10, 2023.
^ Anthony D'Alessandro, "TIFF Lineup Unveiled Amid Strikes: Awards Contenders 'Dumb Money', 'The Holdovers', 'Rustin'; Starry Pics For Sale With Scarlett Johansson, Kate Winslet, Michael Keaton, Viggo Mortensen & More". Deadline Hollywood, July 24, 2023.

External links[edit]

Unicorns at IMDb

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[1] Melanie Goodfellow and Andreas Wiseman, "Sally El Hosaini, James Krishna Floyd’s New Feature ‘Unicorns’ To Shoot This Fall, Ben Hardy To Co-Star; Maven Screen Media & Chromatic Aberration To Produce". Deadline Hollywood, August 4, 2022.

[2] Andreas Wiseman, "‘12 Years A Slave’ & ‘Brokeback Mountain’ Outfit River Road Joins Identity Drama ‘Unicorns’; First Look Revealed With CAA Handling At EFM". Deadline Hollywood, February 10, 2023.

[3] Anthony D'Alessandro, "TIFF Lineup Unveiled Amid Strikes: Awards Contenders 'Dumb Money', 'The Holdovers', 'Rustin'; Starry Pics For Sale With Scarlett Johansson, Kate Winslet, Michael Keaton, Viggo Mortensen & More". Deadline Hollywood, July 24, 2023.

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