Toast (2010)

Directed by

S. J. Clarkson

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 268 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy finds comfort and identity in cooking as he copes with his difficult mother and distant father in 1960s England. The story follows his early life and his growing passion for food.

bittersweetnostalgicwarmmelancholicgentlepersonalwhimsicalreflectivecozy

What happens

Toast is a 2010 British biographical comedy-drama film based on the autobiographical novel of the same name by the cookery writer Nigel Slater. The film was directed by S. J. Clarkson and written by Lee Hall. The cast includes Freddie Highmore, Helena Bonham Carter, Ken Stott and Oscar Kennedy. It received a gala at the 2011 Berlin International Film Festival. As a television film it was first broadcast on BBC One on 30 December 2010 and was given a theatrical release in cinemas on 11 August 2011. In 2018, it was adapted for stage by Henry Filloux-Bennett. It first premiered at Week 53 Festival in March with a subsequent run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In April 2019, it opened in London at The Other Palace. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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