Director
Mark Romanek
Leading Actors/Actresses
Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield, Keira Knightley
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Izzy Meikle-Small, Charlie Rowe, Ella Purnell, Domhall Gleeson,Andrea Riseborough
Genre
Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Language
English
Awards
n/a
Date of Release
2010
Producer
Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich
Setting and Context
Dystopian Britain
Narrator and Point of View
Narrator and POV is that of Kathy.
Tone and Mood
Dramatic and Serious
Protagonist and Antagonist
Protagonists are Kathy and Tommy. Antagonist is Ruth
Major Conflict
Ruth steals Tommy away from Kathy at Hailsham.
Climax
Kathy and Tommy's love rekindles years later, they apply for a deferral to be with each other but a deferral program does not exist. Tommy completes with one final surgery after Ruth has died during her third donation, and Kathy gets notice of her first donation.
Foreshadowing
Tommy on the operating table at the beginning of the film foreshadows his death is to come.
Understatement
It's understated how afraid Kathy and Tommy are to die, or rather to not have the chance to truly live.
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
N/A
Allusions
The dystopian Britain in the film is an allusion to the ways in which morality can affect science and healthcare.
Paradox
Tommy is in love with Kathy, but paradoxically chooses Ruth to be with.
Parallelism
The opening scene with Kathy watching Tommy go into surgery parallels one of the final scenes where the doctors take his organs for the last time.
