Coming Down the Mountain

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Coming Down the Mountain
Genre Television movie
Running time 90 mins
Written by Mark Haddon
Directed by Julie Anne Robinson
Starring Nicholas Hoult
Country of origin Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Language English
Original channel BBC One
Release date(s) 2 September 2007
Official website
IMDb profile

Coming Down the Mountain is a 2007 British television movie which was shown on BBC One, was written by Mark Haddon (author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) and directed by Julie Anne Robinson. The television movie was based on a radio series also written by Haddon.

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[edit] Plot

David Philips is a London teenager whose brother Ben has Down's Syndrome. David resents the attention his parents lavish on his younger brother. The family move from London to Derbyshire so that Ben can attend a special school, meaning David has to leave his friends and girlfriend, Gail, behind. David has difficulty fitting into his new school, suffering at the hands of bullies which leads him to self harm. David takes Ben hitchhiking without telling his parents, and they camp in Snowdonia. Climbing the mountain, David plans to murder Ben by pushing him off a high ridge. At the top, David changed his mind but following taunting by Ben pushes him in rage. Ben survives the fall relatively uninjured, which leads to the brothers reconciling and becoming closer.

[edit] Radio

In 2004, Haddon's original radio broadcast won Bronze for The Drama Award in the Sony Radio Academy Awards.[1]

[edit] Television cast

  • David Philips - Nicholas Hoult
  • Ben Philips - Tommy Jessop
  • Gail - Emer Kenny

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Sony Radio Academy Awards - Winners 2004