When Ben Willis, an art student, is dumped by his girlfriend Suzy, he develops insomnia. To pass the long hours of the night, he starts working the late night shift at the local supermarket. There he meets a colorful cast of characters, all of whom have their own "art" in dealing with the boredom of an eight-hour shift. Ben's art is that he imagines himself stopping time. This way, he can appreciate the artistic beauty of the frozen world and the people inside it--especially Sharon, the quiet checkout girl, who perhaps holds the answer to solving the problem of Ben's insomnia.
Production Left Turn Films [gb]; Lipsync Productions [gb]; Ugly Duckling Films [gb];
Cast Names Sean Biggerstaff; Emilia Fox; Shaun Evans; Michelle Ryan; Stuart Goodwin; Michael Dixon; Michael Lambourne; Marc Pickering; Frank Hesketh; Erica Ellis; Kenneth Fahy; Stan Ellis; Katie Ball; Celesta Hodge; Nia Roberts; Hatti Riemer; Kinvara Balfour; Cherie Nichole; Winnie Li; Lene Bausager; Irene Bagach; Hayley-Marie Coppin; Keeley Hazell; Nadia Alkhashab; Christine Fuller; Michelle Bentley; Gary Beeson; Katarina Olsson; Gayle Dudley; Nelly Lyster-Smith; Henrietta Bass; Samantha Bloom; Emilia Fenton; Nick Hancock; Howard Ward; Roddy Adair; Lee Wilson; James Smith; Wayne Ploughman; Gary McNulty;
Release Date 2007-04-20 (Newport Beach film festival) 2007-06-05 (Seattle International Film Festival) 2007-07-20 (limited)
Genres Comedy; Drama; Romance;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated R for graphic nudity, sexual content and language.
Running Time 1 hr. 30 min. (Toronto International Film Festival) 1 hr. 42 min. 1 hr. 42 min.