Ear for Eye
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{{Infobox film
| name = Ear for Eye
| image = Ear for Eye film poster.png
| alt =
| caption = Film poster
| director = debbie tucker green
| producer = Fiona Lamptey
| writer = debbie tucker green
| starring = {{Plainlist|
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| music =
| cinematography =
| editing = Mdhamiri Á Nkemi
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
- BBC Film
- British Film Institute
- Fruit Tree Media
- Eon Productions
}}
| distributor = BBC
| released = {{Film date|2021|10|16|df=y|LFF|2021|10|16}}
| runtime = 88 minutes{{cite web|url=https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=E0BA0380-8751-4BCA-ABFB-73C58E340BE0&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=7743DA9B-6C47-44A6-9021-E952A0931469|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010203658/https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=E0BA0380-8751-4BCA-ABFB-73C58E340BE0&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=7743DA9B-6C47-44A6-9021-E952A0931469|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 October 2021|title=Ear for Eye|website=BFI London Film Festival|access-date=10 October 2021}}
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
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Ear for Eye (stylized as ear for eye) is a 2021 British drama film, written and directed by debbie tucker green, based upon her play of the same name. It stars Lashana Lynch, Tosin Cole, Carmen Munroe, Danny Sapani, Nadine Marshall, Arinzé Kene and Jade Anouka.
The film had its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on 16 October 2021, and aired on the BBC on the same day.
Cast
Production
In December 2020, it was announced Lashana Lynch, Tosin Cole, Carmen Munroe, Danny Sapani, Nadine Marshall, Arinzé Kene and Jade Anouka had joined the cast of the film, with debbie tucker green directing from a screenplay she wrote. Barbara Broccoli would serve as an executive producer under her Eon Productions banner.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/lashana-lynch-ear-for-eye-hit-play-1234635578/|title=Lashana Lynch Wraps UK Indie Feature 'Ear For Eye' Based On Hit Play|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Tom|last=Grater|date=1 December 2020|accessdate=23 January 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/debbie-tucker-greens-ear-for-eye-starring-lashana-lynch-wraps-uk-shoot/5155394.article|title=debbie tucker green's 'Ear For Eye', starring Lashana Lynch, wraps UK shoot|website=Screen International|first=Michael|last=Rosser|date=1 December 2020|accessdate=23 January 2021}}
Principal photography took place at Kennington Film Studios in London, and concluded by December 2020.{{cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/395649/|title=debbie tucker green's second feature, ear for eye, wraps production|website=Cineuropa|first=Kaleem|last=Aftab|date=3 December 2020|accessdate=23 January 2021}}
Release
The film had its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on 16 October 2021, and was also aired that same day on BBC.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/global/debbie-tucker-green-ear-for-eye-bfi-london-film-festival-1235049669/|title=Debbie Tucker Green's 'Ear for Eye' to Premiere at BFI London Film Festival, BBC|website=Variety|first=Naman|last=Ramachandran|date=26 August 2021|access-date=10 October 2021}}
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