Benjamin Ross
{{Short description|British film director (born 1964)}}
{{about|the British writer and film director||Ben Ross (disambiguation)}}
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Benjamin Ross is a writer and film director, born in 1964, based in the United Kingdom.{{cite web |title=Benjamin Ross |website=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613221552/https://www.theguardian.com/profile/benjaminross |archive-date=2023-06-13 |url-status=live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/profile/benjaminross}} His most noted works are The Young Poisoner’s Handbook, based on a real-life poisoning case, Poppy Shakespeare,{{cite web|last=Ross|first=Benjamin|date=March 31, 2008|title=The beauty of Poppy Shakespeare|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/tvandradioblog/2008/mar/31/thebeautyofpoppyshakespear|work=The Guardian|accessdate=August 6, 2012}} and The Frankenstein Chronicles, about a search for a murderer, said to stitch together dead bodies of young children, trying to re-animate them.
His most recent work is Testament - The Story of Moses,{{Citation |title=Testament: The Story of Moses |date=2024-03-27 |type=Documentary, Biography, Drama |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31589872/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |others=Charles Dance, Clarke Peters, Avi Azulay |publisher=Karga Seven Pictures}} a docudrama about the life of Moses. After being released on Netflix in March of 2024, it rose to the number 1 most watched TV show on Netflix.{{Cite web |title=Testament: The Story of Moses Hours Viewed • FlixPatrol |url=https://flixpatrol.com/title/testament-the-story-of-moses/hours-viewed/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=FlixPatrol |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Hajdenberg |first=Jackie |date=2024-04-02 |title='Testament: The Story of Moses' is one of Netflix's top shows — and it features multiple rabbis |url=https://www.jta.org/2024/04/02/culture/testament-the-story-of-moses-is-one-of-netflixs-top-shows-and-it-features-multiple-rabbis |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency |language=en-US}}
Filmography
- My Little Eye (1992)
- The Young Poisoner’s Handbook (1995).
- RKO 281 (1999)
- Guilty Hearts (2006) (segment: "Torte Bluma")
- Poppy Shakespeare (2008)
- The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015) (Season 1)
References
External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0743239|name=Benjamin Ross}}
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Category:British film directors