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THE FESTIVAL Arrives on Digital and On Demand February 4

Dec 09, 2019 Posted by in DVD/Blu-ray, Press Releases | Comments

Street Date: 2/4/20
Digital SRP: $9.99/$9.99 HD/SD

 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Cure your blues with an epic music festival when The Festival arrives on Digital and On Demand February 4 from Lionsgate. Directed by Iain Morris (TV’s “The Inbetweeners,” “What We Do in the Shadows”) and written by Joe Parham (TV’s “The Amazing World of Gumball,” “Siblings”) and Keith Akushie (TV’s “Siblings”), The Festival stars Joe Thomas, Hammed Animashaun, Primetime Emmy® nominee Claudia O’Doherty (2016, Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series, TV’s “Inside Amy Schumer”), Theo Barklem-Biggs, Grammy® winner and Primetime Emmy® nominee Jemaine Clement (2008, Best Comedy Album, “The Distant Future”; 2008, 2009, 2019, Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics, “Flight of the Conchords”; 2008-2009, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, “Flight of the Conchords”; 2009, Outstanding Comedy Series, “Flight of the Conchords”; 2009, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, “Flight of the Conchords”), Hugh Coles, Lizzy Connolly, Noel Fielding, Nick Frost, Hannah Tointon, and Kurt Yaeger. The Festival will be available on Digital for the suggested retail price of $9.99.
 

OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS
When Nick’s girlfriend dumps him at graduation, he has a colossal meltdown in front of the entire university.  He’s convinced that his life is over, but his best friend, Shane, has the perfect solution: three days at an epic music festival.  With help of “festival aficionado” and certified oddball, Amy, Shane tries to get Nick to embrace the music, the mayhem, and the mud in this uproarious comedy from the creators of “The Inbetweeners.”
 

CAST
Joe Thomas: TV’s “The Inbetweeners,” TV’s “White Gold,” The Inbetweeners
Hammed Animashaun: TV’s “National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera,” TV’s “Flowers”
Claudia O’Doherty: Trainwreck, TV’s “Love,” TV’s “Inside Amy Schumer”
Theo Barklem-Biggs: Kingsman: The Secret ServiceThe Inbetweeners Movie
Jemaine Clement: Men in Black 3, TV’s “Legion,” TV’s “Divorce”
Hugh Coles: TV’s “Doc Martin,” TV’s “Urban Myths,” The Hybrid
Lizzy Connolly: TV’s “The Windsors,” TV’s “BBC Proms: Oklahoma!” TV’s “Plebs”
Noel Fielding: Set the Thames on FireBrakes, TV’s “Urban Myths”
Nick Frost: TV’s “Into the Badlands,” The Huntsman: Winter’s War, TV’s “Doctor Who”
Hannah Tointon: TV’s “Mr. Selfridge,” TV’s “The Inbetweeners,”  TV’s “Penny Dreadful”
Kurt Yaeger: TV’s “Tell Me a Story,” TV’s “NCIS: Los Angeles,” “Shameless”

 

PROGRAM INFORMATION
Year of Production: 2018
Title Copyright: The Festival © 2018 FP Films Limited, Entertainment Film Distributors Limited and Channel Four Television Corporation. Artwork & Supplementary Materials © 2020 Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Type: Theatrical Release
Rating: R for strong crude sexual content, drug use and language throughout.
Genre: Comedy
Closed-Captioned: No
Subtitles: Spanish, English SDH
Feature Run Time: 98 minutes