Portraits of Dangerous Women gets a trailer

Bulldog Film Distribution has announced that comedy-drama Portraits of Dangerous Women will be in UK cinemas 4th October. The film is a wry tale set in the English countryside. Full of humour, fizzing characters and a sense of anarchy and life.

The film features a stellar British cast with outstanding performances across generations, from ‘Screen Stars of Tomorrow’ Yasmin Monet Prince (Then You Run), to Tara Fitzgerald (Brassed Off, Game of Thrones). Additional standout performances also come from Annette Badland (Ted Lasso, Midsomer Murders), Mark Lewis Jones (Chernobyl), Jeany Spark (The Fifth Estate) and Sheila Reid (Benidom, Brazil).

The lives of three strangers collide in a bizarre road accident. After the initial turmoil, they decide to handle the aftermath without involving the police. The unlikely trio forge unusual alliances and as their pasts unravel, grow ever closer, unexpectedly discovering a deep sense of kinship.

Speaking about the film’s upcoming release, Director Pascal Bergamin said; “Portraits of Dangerous Women is an ensemble film that shines a peculiar light on the lives of three women who meet by chance. Its tone is mostly warm and playful, but there is an underlying, more sober theme that connects the characters – they have experienced a loss and the consequences and pain of not being able to say goodbye.

The characters were inspired by a series of found photographs published by Peter J. Cohen, an American collector of vernacular photography. The pictures show women engaging in adventurous activities: posing with a pistol, reclining on a bullseye target or climbing a lamp-post. The photographs are humorous and sometimes eccentric. They capture a brief moment of frivolity, a glimpse of anarchy even.

Seeing these photographs triggered a desire to connect these odd portraits and create a universe where one could hear and see these women interacting with each other and each other’s lives.

Developing a screenplay focused on human relationships and bringing it to the screen with such an exceptional British cast is what I’m passionate about as a writer and director. It was a privilege to work with actors who embraced the importance of their characters’ relationships. They added depth and nuance to their roles, creating a world that feels deeply human—and humorous.”

Portraits of Dangerous Women will be in UK & Irish cinemas from 4th October.