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Cashback

Country: UK, Language: English, 102 mins

  • Director: Sean Ellis
  • Writer: Sean Ellis
  • Producer: Lene Bausager; Sean Ellis

CGiii Comment

The Oscar nominated short becomes a feature and what a deadpan delight it is...

Old jokes given a new lease of life - a fine testament to a fine talent. Ellis has done well.

The CGiii is minimal but you will have a smile upon your cynical face by the end.

Lovely, in almost every way.


Trailer...

The(ir) Blurb...

When art student Ben Willis is dumped by his girlfriend Suzy, he develops chronic insomnia after finding out how quickly she moved on. To pass the long hours of the night, he starts working the late night shift at the local supermarket. There he meets a colorful cast of characters, all of whom have their own 'art' in dealing with the boredom of an eight-hour-shift. Ben's art is that he imagines himself stopping time. This way, he can appreciate the artistic beauty of the frozen world and the people inside it - especially Sharon, the pretty and quiet checkout girl, who perhaps holds the answer to solving the problem of Ben's insomnia.

Cast & Characters

Sean Biggerstaff as Ben Willis;
Emilia Fox as Sharon Pintey;
Shaun Evans as Sean Higgins;
Michelle Ryan as Suzy;
Stuart Goodwin as Jenkins;
Michael Dixon as Barry Brickman;
Michael Lambourne as Matt Stephens;
Marc Pickering as Brian 'Kung-Fu';
Frank Hesketh as Young Ben Willis;
Erica Ellis as Canteen Lady;
Kenneth Fahy as Art Class Life Model;
Stan Ellis as Art Class Teacher;
Katie Ball as Art Class Girl;
Celesta Hodge as Deer Girl in Sainsbury's;
Nia Roberts as Woman at the Till