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I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning

I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning
2026•1h 49m•15•Drama

Five friends. Five lives. Countless hopes.

Childhood friends Patrick, Shiv, Rian, Oli, and Conor played together, skipped school together, and dreamt of the lives they would have one day. Now they’re thirty, and the future they imagined is slipping quietly out of reach.

Clio Barnard · Director

Enda Walsh · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 49m
LanguageEN
Release DateDec 4, 2026

Actors

Anthony Boyle

Anthony Boyle

Patrick

Lola Petticrew

Lola Petticrew

Shiv

Joe Cole

Joe Cole

Rian

Daryl McCormack

Daryl McCormack

Conor

Jay Lycurgo

Jay Lycurgo

Oli

Millie Brady

Millie Brady

Emma

Lucie Shorthouse

Lucie Shorthouse

Sophie

James Eeles

James Eeles

Marcus

Ryan Walker-Edwards

Ryan Walker-Edwards

Si

Sam Brasenell

Kate

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