A Kind of Hush

A Kind of Hush - 1998 | 95 mins | Drama | Colour

The Production Team

Director: Brian Stirner.
Producer: Roger Randall-Cutler.
Executive Producer: Richard Brindle.
Script: Brian Stirner. (based on the novel Getting Even by Richard Johnson)
Cinematography: Jacek Petrycki.
Art Direction: Peter Robinson.
Editing: David Martin.
Production Design: Mark Stevenson.
Sound Dept: Jim Greenhorn and Steve Mayer.
Make-up Dept: Sue Parkinson.
Costume Design: Verity Hawkes.
Original Music: Arvo Pärt.

The Cast

Harley Smith - Stu
Marcella Plunkett - Kathleen
Nathan Constance - Tony
Ben Roberts - Simon
Paul Williams - Mick
Peter Saunders - Wivva
Mike Fibbens - Fish
Roy Hudd - Chef

Plot Synopsis

Brian Stirner made his directorial debut with this psychologically vague drama about child abuse and its consequences.

Six King's Cross rent are bound by a terrible secret. They were hurt by adults as children and they become self-styled 'vigilantes' in order to take revenge on sexual molesters, but as confidence grows they target their former tormentors. Leading the motley rebel crew, Stu (Harley Smith) is the only one who has something of a normal life. He lives in a hotel where he is an apprentice and friends with the managers, Chef (Roy Hudd) and Beryl (Jeanie Drynan), however, he is drawn into the conflagration as well.