Perfect 10 is a 2019 British feature film, written and directed by Eva Riley.[1] It stars teenage gymnast and actress Frankie Box as Leigh, whose life and training is disrupted by changes in her family life.[2] The film had its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on 3 October 2019,[3] and was released in the UK on the 7 August 2020.[4]
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Directed by | Eva Riley |
Written by | Eva Riley |
Produced by | Jacob Thomas Bertrand Faivre Valentina Brazzini |
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Cinematography | Steven Cameron Ferguson |
Edited by | Abolfazl Talooni |
Music by | Terence James Dunn |
Production companies | BBC Films Creative England British Film Institute iFeatures The Bureau Ngauruhoe Films |
Distributed by | 606 Distribution |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Leigh is a 15-year-old living with her father and preparing for her first gymnastics competition. Her life is disrupted when her older half-brother Joe, who she never knew she had, unexpectedly moves in. The disruption affects her gymnastics performance and Joe leads her into a world of moped crime.[5]
The film was shot in and around Brighton, East Sussex.[1][2] Composed music is attributed to Terence James Dunn,[7] with Crazy, Stoned & Gone by Angelo De Augustine[6] also included on the soundtrack.
Perfect 10 had its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on 3 October 2019.[3] It was released on 8 July 2020 in France,[4] and 7 August 2020 in the UK.[1]
Cath Clarke in a film review for The Guardian described the film as "a dazzling coming-of-age tale lit up by a pair of remarkable first-time performances".[1] The film won The Discovery Award at the British Independent Film Awards in February 2021.[8]