Tagline: How far will you go to make your dreams come true?
The story of two Cockney brothers (Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor) in south London and their relationship with a young woman (Hayley Atwell) who lands in London on her search for fortune. She crosses the two men by accident on her path and when one of them falls in love with her, she becomes aware of her power to attract the opposite sex and uses this to the point of leading the two brothers, who are in financial difficulty, into crime, and creating a dangerous rivalry between the two men.
Set in contemporary London, “Cassandra’s Dream” is a powerful and thrilling story about two brothers (Ewan McGregor, Colin Farrell) who are desperate to better their troubled lives. One is a chronic gambler in debt over his head, and the other is a young man in love with a beautiful actress (newcomer Hayley Atwell) he has recently met.
Their lives gradually become entangled into a sinister situation with intense and unfortunate results. Written and directed by Academy Award winner Woody Allen, the film also stars Tom Wilkinson and Sally Hawkins. The score is by Philip Glass and the cinematography by Vilmos Zsigmond.
Production notes provided by The Weinstein Company.
Cassandra’s Dream
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Colin Farrell, Tom Wilkinson, Hayley Atwell, Sally Hawkins
Directed by: Woody Allen
Screenplay by: Woody Allen
Release Date: January 18th, 2008
MPAA Rating: None.
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Box Office Totals
Domestic: $973,018 (4.3%)
Foreign: $21,472,158 (95.7%)
Total: $22,445,176 (Worldwide)