Hold Me Tight Let Me Go
Hold Me Tight Let Me Go
Credits
Title: Hold Me Tight Let Me Go
Original Title: Hold Me Tight Let Me Go
Language versions: English original version
Country: Great Britain
Year: 2007
Length: 109 min
Color: Color
Director: Kim Longinotto
Screenplay: Kim Longinotto
Cinematography: Kim Longinotto
Editing: Ollie Hudleston
Sound: Mary Milton
Production: Films of Record, Kim Longinotto, Roger Grae, Richard Klein
Festivals: Hot Docs, Canadian International Film Festival, Toronto (CA), London Film Festival (UK), Seattle International Film Festival (USA), Bermuda International Film Festival, Los Angeles Film Festival (USA)
Awards: 2008: Special Jury Prize, IDFA Amersterdam (NL); Best Documentary, Britspotting Berlin (D); Best Documentary, Birds Eye View Film Festival (UK)
Age Recommendation: 12
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