Filth and Wisdom (2008)

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NR | 1 hr 24 mins | Comedy, Foreign | Released: 10/17/2008 |Box Office Total: $22406

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Synopsis:

Andriy Krystiyan, or A K for short, has come to England from the Ukraine. A K is a philosopher (at least that's what he claims to be), a poet, and an authority on all aspects of life. At the same time, he is following his grand plan to become an international star. Global stardom is how A K describes the goal that he and his band Gogol Bordello are pursuing with their particular brand of boisterous gypsy punk. For the time being, however, he makes ends meet by performing role play in women's clothing for straight married men. A K shares a flat with two young women named Juliette and Holly. Juliette dreams of being a kind of Florence Nightingale of the developing world. She is currently working behind the counter at the local drug store run by Sardeep, the Indian chemist. Holly is a trained ballerina. Her big dream is todance with the Royal Ballet. So far she hasn't been able to earn a single penny with her dancing, and continues to 'polish' her skills as a pole dancer at Beechman's Exotic Gentleman's Club.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
10/17/2008

Director	Credit
Madonna	Director
Cast	Credit
Eugene Hutz	Andriy Krystiyan
Holly Weston	Holly
Vicky McClure	Juliette
Richard E Grant	Professor Flynn
Stephen Graham	Harry Beechman
Inder Manocha	Sardeep
Shobu Kapoor	Sardeep's wife
Guy Henry	Lorcan O'Niell
Francesca Kingdon	Francine
Clare Wilkie	Chloe
Ade	DJ
Elliot Levey	Business Man
Olegar Fedoro	A.K.'s Father
Hannah Walters	Business Man’s Wife
Nunzio Palmara	Nunzio
George Keeler	Frail Man
Tim Wallers	Mr Frisk
Luca Surguladze	Young AK
Steve Allen	Mikey
Shakeel Orr-Dean	Sardeep’s Child 1
Anya Chowdhry	Sardeep’s Child 2
Harley Sobraj	Sardeep’s Child 3
Iman Muneer	Sardeep’s Child 4
Yasmin Muneer	Sardeep’s Child 5
Amar Thethi	Sardeep’s Child 6
Mickey Drameh	Beechman’s Club Owner
Tracey Simmonds	Pole Dancer
William Musyka	Club Owner
Marina Baldewnkova	Club Owner Girlfriend
Roland Price	Ballet Teacher
Shawn Holmes	Pianist
Lorea Hernandez	Ballet Dancer
Nouska Hanly	Ballet Dancer
Layla Harrison	Ballet Dancer
Fiona Robertson	Ballet Dancer
Amber Doyle	Ballet Dancer
Penelope Sharp	Ballet Dancer
Claire Anne Elliott	Ballet Dancer
Benjamin Ord	Ballet Dancer
Olivia Jenkins	Ballet Dancer
Heather Craig	Ballet Dancer
David Murley	Ballet Dancer
Luana Natali	Ballet Dancer
Rhiann Keys	Ballet Dancer
Rebecca Emmott	Ballet Dancer
Katrina Hawkins	Ballet Dancer
Maria Irisarri	Ballet Dancer
Ivan Putrov	Ballet Dancer
Jolice Truter	Ballet Dancer
Lauren Adams	Ballet Dancer
Caroline Crawley	Ballet Dancer
Julien Roussel	Ballet Dancer
Fiona Jopp	Ballet Dancer
Elena Peris	Ballet Dancer
Mayumi Yoshida	Ballet Dancer
Danibelle Bryce	Ballet Dancer
Angela Harding	Ballet Dancer
Lucy Dean	Ballet Dancer
Elena Hardy	Ballet Dancer
Joanna Woodliffe	Ballet Dancer
Production Credits	Credit
Angela Becker	Associate Producer
Nicola Doring	Producer
Madonna	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
HSI London	Production Company
Semtex Films	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
IFC Entertainment	Domestic Distribution Rights
IFC Films	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Ascot Elite Entertainment Group	Foreign Distribution Rights
La Fabrique de Films	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Cinema Mondo	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Front Row Filmed Entertainment	Foreign Distribution Rights
Hexagon Pictures	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
United Kingdom
Writer	Credit
Dan Cadan	Screenplay
Madonna	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Karen Heard	Production Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Max Bellhouse	Art Director
Lance Smith	Painter
Jill Nichols	Set Decorator
Gideon Ponte	Production Designer
Andrew Elliott	Storyboard Artist
Zoe Padley	Art Department - Art Department Assistant
Lionel Stanhope	Painter
Henry Armand Smith	Art Department - Art Department Assistant
Dorien Millman	Painter
Nick Wyllys	Art Department - Art Department Assistant
Sophie Politowicz	Art Department - Art Department Runner
Lisa Collins	Painter
Max Jones	Art Department - Art Department Assistant
Donna Turner	Painter
Casting	Credit
Dan Hubbard	Casting
Gary O’Sullivan	Casting Director
Craft Services	Credit
Susan Mclean	Catering - Catering Manager
Jennifer Ruffy	Catering - Catering Manager
Celeste Birch	Catering - Extras Catering
Doug Birch	Catering - Extras Catering
Pam Foreman	Catering - Extras Catering
Jade Ruffy	Catering - Extras Catering
Film Camera	Credit
Ellora Chowdhury	Film Lab - Telecine Producer
Dominic Rau	Videotape Operator - VTR
Ran Geffen	Camera - CCTV
Charlie Whitaker	Camera Trainee
Peter Wignall	Camera Operator
Jean-Clement Soret	Colorist
Guy Hazel	Focus Puller
Tim Maurice-Jones	Director of Photography
Sophie Monneret	Loader - Clapper Loader
Shavawn Rissman	Photography - Stills Photographer
Tash Gamper	Focus Puller
Jon Webb	Focus Puller
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Katapult Film Sales	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Eliot Ferguson	Music - Drums
Eugene Hutz	Song
J.U.F	Song Performer
Shawn Holmes	Song Performer
Oren Kaplan	Song
Elizabeth Sun	Music - Percussion/Dancer
Gogol Bordello	Song Performer
Evgeny Nikolaev	Music - Vocals
Ori Kaplan	Song
Oren Kaplan	Music - Guitar
Tamir Muskat	Song
Ludacris	Song Performer
David Rose	Song Performer
Pamela Racine	Music - Percussion/Dancer
Gogol Bordello	Song
Madonna	Song Performer
Sergey Ryabstev	Music - Violin
Christopher Brian Bridges	Song
Yuri Lemeshev	Music - Accordian
Pharrell L Williams	Song
Alfred Deller	Song Performer
David Rose	Song
Thomas Gobena	Music - Bass
Kolpakov Trio	Song Performer
Koby Israelite	Song Performer
Madonna	Song
Britney Spears	Song Performer
Andre Betts	Song
Henry Purcell	Song
Gioachino Rossini	Song
Alexander Kolpakov	Song
Koby Israelite	Song
Shep Pettibone	Song
Anthony Shimkin	Song
Martin Sandberg	Song
Pietro Mascagni	Song
Ludwig Minkus	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Jim Dowdall	Stunt Coordinator
Paul Heasman	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Kate O’Mulloy	Post-Production - Post Producer
Katherine Pitman	Production Manager
Sue Hiller	Unit Production Manager
Andrew Mannion	Assistant Director
Elliott Meddings	Location Assistant
Claudia Cimmino	Production Coordinator
Gavin Milligan	Location Manager - Location Unit Manager
Angie Pontefract	Script Supervisor
Tony Fernandes	Assistant Director
Tim Davies	Location Assistant
Jayne Spooner	Script Supervisor
Keith Hatcher	Location Manager
Claire Luke	Production Manager
Tee Lapan	Production Coordinator
Jamie Lengyel	Location Manager
Ben Howard	Assistant Director
Tony Payne	Assistant Director
Carley Lane	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Liz Rosenberg	Publicity - Publicist
Sound	Credit
Sebastian Dale	Foley Editor
Adam Mendez	Rerecording Mixer - Sound Re-recording Mixer
Ruth Sullivan	Foley Artist
Michael Maroussas	ADR/Dialogue Editor - Dialogue Editor
Simon Hayes	Sound Mixer
Matthew Collinge	Sound Supervisor
Robin Johnson	Sound - Sound Assistant
Arthur Fenn	Boom Operator
Paul Carter	Sound Editor - FX Editor
Ian Voigt	Sound Mixer
Tim Surrey	Sound - Sound Assistant
Dylan Voight	Boom Operator
Danny Sheehan	Sound Supervisor
James Whitworth	Rerecording Mixer
Ben Greaves	Sound
Mike Hasler	Boom Operator
Simon Bysshe	Boom Operator
Visual Effects	Credit
sam hope	Opening Graphics - Opening Credits Designer
Siobhan Bowers	Opening Graphics - Opening Credits Animator
Simeon Tennant	Opening Graphics - Opening Credits Animator
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Elly Smith	Wardrobe Supervisor - Wardrobe Mistress
Simon Huntington	Costumes - Costume Assistant
Sinden Dean	Makeup Designer
Melanie Szabo	Makeup Assistant
Dejan Cekanovic	Hair Stylist
Randolph Gray	Hair Assistant - Hair Stylist Assistant
Vesna Giordano	Prosthetic Makeup - Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Charlie Knight	Costume Supervisor
B.	Costume Designer
Alison McLaughlin	Costume Supervisor
Franco Vallelonga	Hair Assistant - Hair Stylist Assistant
Irene Christophis	Makeup Assistant
Rebecca Corbin-Murray	Costumes - Costume Assistant
Yin Lee	Makeup Assistant
Koji Takayanagi	Hair Assistant
Harriet Cawley	Costumes - Costume Buyer
Xabier	Makeup Assistant
Oliver Stenberg	Costumes - Costume Trainee
Shakira Washington	Costumes - Costume Trainee

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