A Street Cat Named Bob (film)
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| Directed by | Roger Spottiswoode |
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| Based on | A Street Cat Named Bob and The World According to Bob by James Bowen |
| Produced by | Adam Rolston |
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| Cinematography | Peter Wunstorf |
| Edited by | Paul Tothill |
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A Street Cat Named Bob is a 2016 British biographical drama film directed by Roger Spottiswoode and written by Tim John and Maria Nation. It is based on the book of the same name and The World According to Bob by James Bowen. The film stars Luke Treadaway, Ruta Gedmintas, Joanne Froggatt, Anthony Head, and Bob the Cat as himself. The film premiered in London on 3 November 2016, followed by a general release the next day. The title is a spoof of A Streetcar Named Desire.
The film won Best British Film at the UK National Film Awards on 29 March 2017.[3]
A Christmas-themed sequel, A Gift from Bob, was released to UK theatres in November 2020. The film was released posthumously, as Bob the cat died in June 2020.
Plot[edit]
James Bowen is a homeless man and former heroin addict, living on the streets of London . After a life-threatening drug-related incident, his support worker Val gets him into a council flat and prescribes him methadone in an attempt to get him off the street. On his first night in his flat James discovers a cat rifling through his food. Assuming the cat had escaped from somewhere, James tries to return the cat to his real owners.
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