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Ben Hopkins is a Director and Scriptwriter British born on 1969 at Hong Kong (Chine)

Ben Hopkins

Ben Hopkins
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 1969 (55 years) at Hong Kong (Chine)

Ben Hopkins (born 1969) is a British film director and screenwriter. His 1999 film Simon Magus was entered into the 49th Berlin International Film Festival. His 2008 film, The Market: A Tale of Trade (Turkish: Pazar: Bir Ticaret Masalı) won awards at film festivals in Locarno, Ghent and Antalya, where it was the first film directed by a foreigner to win an award in the national competition.

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Tom Fisher
Tom Fisher
(2 films)
Noah Taylor
Noah Taylor
(2 films)
Toby Jones
Toby Jones
(2 films)
Amelia Curtis
Amelia Curtis
(2 films)
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Filmography of Ben Hopkins (4 films)

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Director

The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz, 1h27
Directed by Ben Hopkins
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Films about religion, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Tom Fisher, Ian McNeice, Tony Maudsley, Will Keen, Toby Jones, Asif Kapadia
Rating68% 3.44223.44223.44223.44223.4422
On the last day of creation, a stranger arrives in London. No one knows who he is or where he has come from but by the time he leaves, the entire universe will have been erased.
Simon Magus, 1h41
Directed by Ben Hopkins
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Stuart Townsend, Rutger Hauer, Seán McGinley, Noah Taylor, Amanda Ryan, Ian Holm
Rating68% 3.44183.44183.44183.44183.4418
A Jew named Dovid Bendel (Stuart Townsend) tries to revive his dwindling village by building a railway station next to it. The squire (Rutger Hauer) agrees to provide the land, on the condition that Dovid will read his poetry. A cunning business man (Sean McGinley) is also interested in the land and he tries to compete using money and threats. The film is named for the village fool Simon (Noah Taylor), who is in turn named for the 1st century magician Simon Magus.

Scriptwriter

The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz, 1h27
Directed by Ben Hopkins
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Films about religion, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Tom Fisher, Ian McNeice, Tony Maudsley, Will Keen, Toby Jones, Asif Kapadia
Rating68% 3.44223.44223.44223.44223.4422
On the last day of creation, a stranger arrives in London. No one knows who he is or where he has come from but by the time he leaves, the entire universe will have been erased.
Janice Beard 45 WPM, 1h21
Directed by Clare Kilner
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Eileen Walsh, Patsy Kensit, Eddie Marsan, Rhys Ifans, Sandra Voe, David O'Hara
Roles Writer
Rating60% 3.0011753.0011753.0011753.0011753.001175
Janice n'est pas comme les autres. Sa naissance propulse son père dans l'au-delà et plonge sa mère dans les affres de l'agoraphobie. A vingt-trois ans, elle décide de partir a Londres faire fortune et d'offrir a sa mère la cure qui la sauvera de sa phobie. La tête pleine de rêves de grandeur, elle passe d'un poste d'inéerimaire a un autre, jusqu'à ce que son amie Violet la fasse entrer comme secrétaire intérimaire chez un constructeur automobile. Bientôt, sa fantaisie et sa franchise gagnent le coeur de ses collègues.
Simon Magus, 1h41
Directed by Ben Hopkins
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Stuart Townsend, Rutger Hauer, Seán McGinley, Noah Taylor, Amanda Ryan, Ian Holm
Roles Writer
Rating68% 3.44183.44183.44183.44183.4418
A Jew named Dovid Bendel (Stuart Townsend) tries to revive his dwindling village by building a railway station next to it. The squire (Rutger Hauer) agrees to provide the land, on the condition that Dovid will read his poetry. A cunning business man (Sean McGinley) is also interested in the land and he tries to compete using money and threats. The film is named for the village fool Simon (Noah Taylor), who is in turn named for the 1st century magician Simon Magus.