Four men with little in common, other than their attendance of an alcohol rehabilitation course, bond over their love of booze at a nearby pub between sessions. Between pints and bouts of delusion and depression, three of the men hatch a plan to get money out of the fourth – a mansion-dwelling millionaire played by the great Hywel Bennett (Endless Night) in his final feature-film role.
A darkly comic satire on male fragility, Chris Cooke’s One for the Road is one of the great, unsung British films of the twenty-first century. Made in Nottingham using early digital cameras – utilising a beer-soaked, cigarette-stained palette – it avoids the clichés associated with British cinema and embraces the do-anything nature of its chosen format to become its own, distinct work. The film also showcases a fine ensemble of acting talent in not only Bennett, but also Rupert Procter, Greg Chisholm, Mark Devenport, Micaiah Dring and Johann Myers
INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
- New restoration from a 2K scan of an original preservation print by Powerhouse Films
- Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Thirza Wakefield, archival interviews, an overview of contemporary critical responses, new writing on the short films, and film credits
- Authentic cinema presentation of this digital video-originated production
- Original 5.1 surround sound and 2.0 stereo audio tracks
- Audio commentary with writer-director Chris Cooke, producer Kate Ogborn and co-producer Helen Solomon (2003)
- Audio commentary with actors Greg Chisholm, Mark Devenport and Rupert Procter (2003)
- Brand new retrospective documentary featuring interviews with Cooke, actors Chisholm, Devenport, Procter and Johann Myers, composer Steve Blackman, and camera operator Steven Sheil (2022)
- Video diaries with Chris Cooke and Steven Sheil (2003)
- Original theatrical trailer
- Website ‘virals’ (2003): promotional videos featuring improvised, in-character footage of Devenport and Procter
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- Map of the Scars (1998): short film written and directed by Chris Cooke, starring Andrew Tiernan
- Map of the Scars audio commentary with Cooke (2003)
- Shifting Units (2001): short film written and directed by Cooke, about an alcoholic salesman, that served as the inspiration for One for the Road
- Why I Hate Parties (But Pretend to Love Them) (2003): short film co-written and directed by Devenport, with photography by Cooke, and featuring cast members from One for the Road
- Gary the Rapper vs Stefan Blix (2014): short film co-written and directed by Devenport, with photography by Cooke, starring One for the Road composer Steve Blackman
- Whiskers and Jane (2017): short film written by Devenport and Blackman, directed by Devenport, and starring Procter
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- World premiere on Blu-ray
- Limited edition of 4,000 copies for the UK and US
