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Director Jeppe Ronde's film comes to DVD/blu-ray next month.
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Between January 2007 and February 2009, 26 young people committed suicide in the small Welsh borough of Bridgend, all but one choosing hanging as their method. The suicides continued, with a total of 80 victims by 2013.
Filmmaker Jeppe Ronde spent six years researching the suicide epidemic before penning his screenplay for Bridgend, which comes to UK DVD and blu-ray July 24th.
In the film, Game of Thrones star Hannah Murray plays a teenager who moves to the area and embarks on a potentially dangerous relationship with a local boy.
The official synopsis reads:
Starring Hannah Murray (GAME OF THRONES) and Josh O'Connor (GOD'S OWN COUNTRY), BRIDGEND is a haunting mystery drama inspired by true events. Sara and her father Dave (Steven Waddington THE IMITATION GAME) move to a small town in Bridgend, South Wales, which has witnessed a series of unexplained suicides amongst its young inhabitants. While Dave, as the town's new police officer, investigates the deaths, Sara befriends a group of local teenagers who frequently gather in woodland to honour their friends that have gone. As her bond with the group deepens, Sara begins a dangerous love affair with Jamie, taking her towards the centre of the very investigation her father is leading.