Waiting for You (film)

Premise

A coming-of-age feature that centres on Paul Ashton, played by Colin Morgan, who investigates his late father’s increasingly disturbing past and becomes suspicious of the mysterious, melancholic and probably dangerous older woman, Madeleine, played by Fanny Ardant.

Main Cast

Colin Morgan as Paul Ashton

A young man who goes to France to look for something he thinks is owed to his dead father.

Fanny Ardant as Madeleine Brown

A mysterious, melancholic and probably dangerous older woman who is suspicious of Paul Ashton.

Supporting Cast

Audrey Bastien as Sylvie

The lively daughter of a bar owner, she directs Paul Ashton to "Madame Brown's."

Abdelkrim Bahloul as Ahmed

The Algerian retainer, who is doing his best to keep Madeleine Brown's house from falling.

Minor Cast

Clare Holman as Janet

Norah Lehembre as Celine

Bellamine Abdelmalek as Hassan

Fergus Craig as Dave

Vincent Jouan as Antoine

Sam Cox as Len

Jacky Nercessian as Archivist

Daniel Poyser as Tony

Fred Pearson as Fred

Pamela Betsy Cooper as Mouner

Rachel Gill as Funeral Attender

Sona Vyas as Nurse

Atlantik Bikliqi as Funeral Attender

John Neville Family Member

Development

Artist and Production designer Charles Garrad makes his feature directorial debut on the project, which he describes as "a lyrical mystery." The film, written by Hugh Stoddart and Charles Garrad, was designed by Ben Smith and shot by cinematographer David Raedeker.

Casting

On 1 June 2015, Colin Morgan and Fanny Ardant were announced to join the cast.

Filming

It was announced that Waiting for You started principal photography in France on 1 June 2015. The film, funded by private equity, did a shoot for five weeks on location in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France until June 20. Production then moved to Ilford in the UK for a week. Filming ended on 25 June 2015.