Ruby Blue Trailer

The kind folks over at Medb Films have provided us with the promo for Ruby Blue, Bob Hoskins’s latest movie from writer and director Jan Dunn. The word-of-mouth is strong so far and the film actually just won Best Film at the London International Film Festival this month. As we speak, it is beginning to make its limited run in theatres across the UK. It’s hard to tell when and if it will make it stateside before a DVD release, but I anxiously await, because Bob Hoskins is a god and just doesn’t have the lead role in as many movies as he should nowadays. The official plot synopsis:

At 65, Jack (Bob Hoskins) is consumed by past guilt and regret. His strained relationship with his son is severed on the death of his wife. Jack is lost and alone in his self loathing, and spirals into decline. Hope arrives in the unlikely form of eight-year-old, Florrie, a soft-natured girl who moves in next door and delights in his long neglected racing pigeon Ruby.

When his glamorous French neighbour, Stephanie (Josiane Balasko) takes pity on him, Jack cannot help but fall for her charms. Encouraged by Stephanie, Jack helps a local hooligan by giving him his prized Ruby. When an innocent friendship with Florrie is thrown into question and Stephanie reveals a well kept secret, Jack’s life is thrown into turmoil once again. Jack finally cracks, consumed with sadness and humiliation, until tragedy forces him to confront his prejudices, face his fears and challenge those around him in a bid to win back Stephanie’s love.

In the meantime, check out the promo for the film below.

 

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