Swandown

Swandown

Swandown

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Swandown

2012

1h 38m

3.8(8 votes)

Overview

Director Andrew Kötting and writer Iain Sinclair sail a swan-shaped pedalo from Hastings to Hackney in London in the build-up to the 2012 Olympic Games.

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12 members

Directing

Andrew Kötting

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Andrew Kötting

Directing

Iain Sinclair

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Iain Sinclair

Writing

Alan Moore

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Alan Moore

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Anonymous Bosch

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Sound

Philippe Ciompi

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Marcia Farquhar

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Jem Finer

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Stewart Lee

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Stewart Lee

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Dudley Sutton

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Dudley Sutton

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Mark Lythgoe

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Alan Moore

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Kristin O'Donnell

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