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Been So Long

A dedicated single mother who, on an unusual night on the town, is charmed by a handsome yet troubled stranger.

Director

Tinge Krishnan

Year

Genre

drama, musical, romance

Box Office

N/A

Production

BFI,Film4 Productions

Awards

1 nomination

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Simone

Mandy

Raymond

Gil

Vivienne

Ben

Electronic Tag Man

Snowqueen

Aravind

Yvonne

Ronke Adekoluejo

Conrad Styron

Martina

Barney

Makeda

Willesden

Sophia La Porta

Magic Girl

Backing Vocalist

Gemma Knight Jones

Backing Vocalist

Tasha Taylor Johnson

Backing Vocalist

Artemis

Wendell's Baby

Wendell

Aunty

Street Cleaner

Robbie

Victor Romero Evans

Mark

Kestrel

Jake

Waitress

Nut job Friend

Jordan Stephens

Tariq

Dave

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Harriet Crawford

Dancer

Dancer

Scarlette Douglas

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Louis Gaudencio

Dancer

Dancer

Sergio Jaraiz Lara

Dancer

Dancer

Laura-Jane Morse

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Parcour Performer

Parcour Performer

Dancer

Nathalie Czarnecki

Dancer

Dancer

Sue Falusuo-Henry

Dancer

Hendrick January

BV Trio

Dancer

Bless Klepcharek

Dancer

Bless Klepcharek

Dancer

Father

Dancer

Kiraly Saintclaire

Pool Player

Remi-Lawal Abiola

Passerby

Gintare Beinoraviciute

Passerby

Martin Bratanov

Christening Guest

Alexander Buxton-Wilmott

Market Stall Owner

Laura Camberley

Office Worker

Shop Keeper

Begoña Fernández Martín

Boxing Trainer

Christening Guest

Boxing Trainer

Matthew David McCarthy

Construction Worker

Pool Player

Market Vendor

Client

Angel

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Simone Yvonne Raymond Willesden Gil

Them is genetically programmed - Been So Long

Them is genetically programmed

So don't let them cock up them leg
and piss up on you. - Been So Long

So don't let them cock up them leg and piss up on you.

Listen, you know you see me
being a bad girl already. - Been So Long

Listen, you know you see me being a bad girl already.

Rah! You love to pretend
like you ain't seeing me calling you. - Been So Long

Rah! You love to pretend like you ain't seeing me calli...

Simone! Don't make me come and pull you
out by your ear, you understand? - Been So Long

Simone! Don't make me come and pull you out by your ear...

Roisin's mum's getting married again.
She's gonna have a little brother. - Been So Long

Roisin's mum's getting married again. She's g...

- Oh. Oh, no. Poor Roisin.
- She wants a little brother. - Been So Long

- Oh. Oh, no. Poor Roisin. - She wants a little brother.

It's cold outside. You love to pretend
like you don't see me calling you, huh? - Been So Long

It's cold outside. You love to pretend like you don...

Mandy, I got a question for you.
How bomb would your mum... - Been So Long

Mandy, I got a question for you. How bomb would your mum...

- I've got responsibilities, thank you.
- She got another responsibility. - Been So Long

- I've got responsibilities, thank you. - She got anoth...

We're going out. And we're gonna par-- - Been So Long

We're going out. And we're gonna par--

Maybe that's what attracts blokes
like... Kestrel, eh? - Been So Long

Maybe that's what attracts blokes like... Kestrel, eh?

The mother is pregnant 22 months. - Been So Long

The mother is pregnant 22 months.

Simone, this is so dead.
This is so upsetting. - Been So Long

Simone, this is so dead. This is so upsetting.

I go to work,
I pay my bills, I pay my rent, - Been So Long

I go to work, I pay my bills, I pay my rent,

No, I don't want blueberries or anything
that's gonna make me more like you. - Been So Long

No, I don't want blueberries or anything that's go...

Yes, I am vulgar, and that's a good thing.
I am so happy! - Been So Long

Yes, I am vulgar, and that's a good thing. I am so happ...

You're tense. You know why? 'Cause you
never let nobody rub up on you, - Been So Long

You're tense. You know why? 'Cause you never let n...

If I want a transcending experience,
I'll go to church, Yvonne. - Been So Long

If I want a transcending experience, I'll go to church,...

♪ What you saying, what you saying? ♪ - Been So Long

♪ What you saying, what you saying? ♪

And if I'm off my face looking wasted-- - Been So Long

And if I'm off my face looking wasted--

♪ What you really, really
Really, really saying? ♪ - Been So Long

♪ What you really, really Really, really saying? ♪

I wanna take a big... bite - Been So Long

I wanna take a big... bite

♪ I want a fella ♪ - Been So Long

♪ I want a fella ♪

I've been getting these crazy fantasies - Been So Long

I've been getting these crazy fantasies

He's got furry cleft hooves, - Been So Long

He's got furry cleft hooves,

He writhes and roars beneath me, - Been So Long

He writhes and roars beneath me,

♪ I want a fella ♪ - Been So Long

♪ I want a fella ♪

♪ She wants a fella ♪ - Been So Long

♪ She wants a fella ♪

I saw you come through and I just thought - Been So Long

I saw you come through and I just thought

I'll be back in 20 minutes.
I will be back in 20 minutes! - Been So Long

I'll be back in 20 minutes. I will be back in 20 minute...

Hold this. And this.
Don't nick nothing, though! - Been So Long

Hold this. And this. Don't nick nothing, though!

I don't wanna brag or anything,
but I am an absolute demon at this game. - Been So Long

I don't wanna brag or anything, but I am an absolute de...

Is that where you got those biceps from,
all that draughts practice? - Been So Long

Is that where you got those biceps from, all that draughts p...

I think you're just a bit distracted. - Been So Long

I think you're just a bit distracted.

- Wow, that is a beautiful smile.
- Oh, thank you. - Been So Long

- Wow, that is a beautiful smile. - Oh, thank you.

Yeah! At Christmas, birthdays, Easter... - Been So Long

Yeah! At Christmas, birthdays, Easter...

I'm honored to be here
n this rare occasion, - Been So Long

I'm honored to be here n this rare occasion,

♪ Look me fully in the eye ♪ - Been So Long

♪ Look me fully in the eye ♪

Hmm. Not long out either.
What? A couple of days? A week? - Been So Long

Hmm. Not long out either. What? A couple of days? A week?

Wanted to get your piece wet
before you got incarcerated again? - Been So Long

Wanted to get your piece wet before you got incarcerated aga...

So don't hold back on the chili sauce,
man. I wanna sweat. - Been So Long

So don't hold back on the chili sauce, man. I wanna swe...

To be honest, I was hoping it would be
a bit more dramatic, a little bit more... - Been So Long

To be honest, I was hoping it would be a bit more dramatic, ...

You're so beautiful, I got a nosebleed
just looking at her. - Been So Long

You're so beautiful, I got a nosebleed just looking at ...

♪ She smiled this smile ♪ - Been So Long

♪ She smiled this smile ♪

♪ I never knew I'd see an angel ♪ - Been So Long

♪ I never knew I'd see an angel ♪

- Got some street cleansing thing.
- What? - Been So Long

- Got some street cleansing thing. - What?

I understand the job does entail
a number of... carts and vehicles, yeah. - Been So Long

I understand the job does entail a number of... carts and ve...

Go on the prowl, ninja style. Could still
walk you through a cold-blood maneuver. - Been So Long

Go on the prowl, ninja style. Could still walk you through a...

How long you gonna act like this for?
Till you're like 40? 50? - Been So Long

How long you gonna act like this for? Till you're like ...

- And are you Mr. Barney Bickerstaff?
- Yeah. - Been So Long

- And are you Mr. Barney Bickerstaff? - Yeah.

It used to be ram up.
I had some magical times in this gaff. - Been So Long

It used to be ram up. I had some magical times in this gaff.

I'm going to carry out a possessions
inventory for the amount of £820. - Been So Long

I'm going to carry out a possessions inventory for the ...

And then remove goods for that amount. - Been So Long

And then remove goods for that amount.

- Are you serious right now? You're mad.
- That was a joke, Mother, calm down. - Been So Long

- Are you serious right now? You're mad. - That was a j...

No, no, no. I'm sorry, madam. This is
the optimal position for monitoring. - Been So Long

No, no, no. I'm sorry, madam. This is the optimal posit...

You know? And then you pretty even
run out of waning. - Been So Long

You know? And then you pretty even run out of waning.

They want exclusivity.
And something for the gluten intolerant. - Been So Long

They want exclusivity. And something for the gluten intolera...

Look, this property comes
with regular morning performances - Been So Long

Look, this property comes with regular morning performances

You're one of those vegan, no gluten,
no nothing-- - Been So Long

You're one of those vegan, no gluten, no nothing--

AKA wild, wild-- - Been So Long

AKA wild, wild--

Sexy ankle bracelet - Been So Long

Sexy ankle bracelet

And he says,
"Come back to mine for a smoke." - Been So Long

And he says, "Come back to mine for a smoke."

But at the time I said, "Cool, let's go." - Been So Long

But at the time I said, "Cool, let's go."

Tries his luck and tries to open the door, - Been So Long

Tries his luck and tries to open the door,

And lo and behold, what he finds
is a wad of cash, a bag of pills, - Been So Long

And lo and behold, what he finds is a wad of cash, a bag of ...

And so he decides,
being the man that he is, - Been So Long

And so he decides, being the man that he is,

And um, yeah, madness ensued.
It wasn't coke, it was ketamine. - Been So Long

And um, yeah, madness ensued. It wasn't coke, it was ke...

- No.
- Yeah. So he's in the car, - Been So Long

- No. - Yeah. So he's in the car,

Then what happens next is he knocks
the CD player - Been So Long

Then what happens next is he knocks the CD player

Because of me being the man I am, - Been So Long

Because of me being the man I am,

And as I'm pulling him out, - Been So Long

And as I'm pulling him out,

I'm like, "Officer, it's not
what it looks like." - Been So Long

I'm like, "Officer, it's not what it looks li...

Put your hands on the car." - Been So Long

Put your hands on the car."

I was like, if that's what's happening
to a good Samaritan like me, then... - Been So Long

I was like, if that's what's happening to a good S...

Because when the coppers came,
they searched the car, - Been So Long

Because when the coppers came, they searched the car,

So I was awarded three years
at Her Majesty's pleasure. - Been So Long

So I was awarded three years at Her Majesty's pleasure.

And are you prone to making
errors of judgment? - Been So Long

And are you prone to making errors of judgment?

Um, is this...
is this really one of those-- - Been So Long

Um, is this... is this really one of those--

I mean, when a guy is fresh out of prison, - Been So Long

I mean, when a guy is fresh out of prison,

I had to kill him, he was out of control. - Been So Long

I had to kill him, he was out of control.

You know, I used to think
this hill wasn't for people like me. - Been So Long

You know, I used to think this hill wasn't for people l...

Yeah, it's showing in the system
you're two minutes late for curfew. - Been So Long

Yeah, it's showing in the system you're two minute...

♪ The evening just flowed ♪ - Been So Long

♪ The evening just flowed ♪

♪ The whole night just flowed ♪ - Been So Long

♪ The whole night just flowed ♪

♪The data just flowed ♪ - Been So Long

♪The data just flowed ♪

♪ How you can feel so lonely ♪ - Been So Long

♪ How you can feel so lonely ♪

♪ And never know it ♪ - Been So Long

♪ And never know it ♪

Early morning things, yeah?
I'm surprised you can still walk. - Been So Long

Early morning things, yeah? I'm surprised you can still...

Mum! We need to leave now
Right now. - Been So Long

Mum! We need to leave now Right now.

Been So Long poster

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A dedicated single mother who, on an unusual night on the town, is charmed by a handsome yet troubled stranger.

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Director: Tinge Krishnan

Writer: Che Walker

Production: BFI,Film4 Productions

Genre: drama, musical, romance

Year: 2018

MetaScore: 74/100

ImdbRating: 5.5

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 26 Oct 2018

Awards: 1 nomination

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