EXCLUSIVE: Screenbound International Pictures is at the Cannes Market with the feature film Amazing Grace, starring Hannah Walters (Adolescence), for which we can share a first look from above.
Walters stars alongside writer and performer Daniel P. Lewis (Our Kid) as Walter, a man on the brink of suicide and deeply isolated who forms an unexpected bond with a crisis helpline volunteer who helps him confront the childhood abuse, addiction, and shame he has spent a lifetime trying to survive.
Ruth Carney (Shetland) directed the film, which was written and produced by Daniel P. Lewis. Also starring are James Nelson-Joyce (This City is Ours), Chanel Cresswell (This Is England), Sonny Walker (The Gathering), Angela Lonsdale, and Connor McIntyre.The film was produced by Daniel P. Lewis, alongside Carley Armstrong, with Shaun Robinson and Colin Cromby of Keystone Pictures, and executive producers Dawn Tolcher and Sean O’Neil of Eryr Film
Screenbound MD Alan Byron said: “Stories like Amazing Grace matter. With deeply resonating performances from its leads, Hannah and Daniel, the film draws an audience into the psychological intensity of these characters in a heartrending and hopeful manner. We are honoured to be representing a film with such an important social and emotional message.”
