How I live now / Magnolia Pictures, Film4 and BFI present in association with Protagonist Pictures and Entertainment One, a Cowboy Films and Passion Pictures production in association with Prospect Entertainment ; a Kevin MacDonald film ; produced by Andrew Ruhemann, John Battsek, Charles Steel, Alasdair Flind ; directed by Kevin MacDonald ; screenplay by Jeremy Brock, Penelope Skinner and Tony Grisoni.

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Set in the near-future UK; Daisy, an American teenager sent to stay with relatives in the English countryside. Initially withdrawn and alienated, she begins to warm up to her charming surroundings, and strikes up a romance with the handsome Edmund. But on the fringes of their idyllic summer days are...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: FilmFour (Firm) (Production company)
British Film Institute (Production company)
Protagonist Pictures (Firm) (Production company)
E1 Entertainment (Firm) (Production company)
Cowboy Films (Production company)
Passion Pictures (Firm) (Production company)
Prospect Pictures (Firm) (Production company)
Magnolia Pictures (Firm) (Film distributor)
Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm) (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Macdonald, Kevin, 1967- (Film director)
Ruhemann, Andrew (Film producer)
Battsek, John (Film producer)
Steel, Charles (Film producer)
Flind, Alasdair (Film producer)
Brock, Jeremy, 1959- (Screenwriter)
Skinner, Penelope (Screenwriter)
Grisoni, Tony (Screenwriter)
Holland, Tom, 1996- (Actor)
Ronan, Saoirse, 1994- (Actor)
MacKay, George, 1992- (Actor)
Bird, Harley (Actor)
Chancellor, Anna (Actor)
Hopkins, Jon (composer (expression))
Rosoff, Meg, 1956-
Language:English
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
English dialogue with optional Spanish subtitles and English SDH for the hearing impaired.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Teenagers > Drama.
Survival > Drama.
Rosoff, Meg, > 1956- > Film adaptations.
Adolescentes > Teatro.
Coming-of-age films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Feature films > Great Britain.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Drama.
Rosoff, Meg, > 1956-
Survival.
Teenagers.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Teatro.
Coming-of-age films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Feature films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Physical Description:1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Set in the near-future UK; Daisy, an American teenager sent to stay with relatives in the English countryside. Initially withdrawn and alienated, she begins to warm up to her charming surroundings, and strikes up a romance with the handsome Edmund. But on the fringes of their idyllic summer days are tense news reports of an escalating conflict in Europe. As the UK falls into a violent, chaotic military state, Daisy finds herself hiding and fighting to survive.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 2013.
Based on the award winning Young adult novel, "How I live now" by Megan Rosoff.
Special features: Behind the scenes comparisons; AXS TV: A look at How I live Now; theatrical trailer; deleted scenes; making-of featurette; interviews.
Call Number:AD3 D0161671 VideoDVD
Audience:
Rating: R; for violence, disturbing images, language and some sexuality.
Credits:Director of photography, Franz, Lustig ; editor, Jinx Godfrey ; original music, Jon Hopkins.
System Details:DVD, widescreen; 5.1 Dolby digital ; NTSC, region 1.
Cast:
Tom Holland, Saoirse Ronan, George MacKay, Harley Bird, Anna Chancellor.