A film by Rankin and Chris Cottam, Main Competition, Locarno International Film Festival 2006, British Gala, Edinburgh International Film Festival 2006, Official Selection London Film Festival 2007.Based on an original screenplay by Tony Grisoni (Brothers of the Head, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas), THE LIVES OF THE SAINTS is photographer and publisher Rankin and co-director Chris Cottam's debut feature film. The film is produced by Laura Hastings-Smith for Dazed Film & TV and is executive produced by Augusto Romano, Managing Director of Italian fashion brand Meltin' Pot.Shot entirely on location in London's vibrant and multi-cultural Green Lanes, THE LVIES OF THE SAINTS stars up and coming British talent David Leon (These Foolish Things), Emma Pierson (The Brief), Bronson Webb (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) and Daon Broni (Teachers) alongside established actors Marc Warren (Band of Brothers, Hustle) and James Cosmo (Trainspotting).When Roadrunner (Broni), an errand-boy for local small time crook Mr Karva (Cosmo), quite literally stumbles across a young abandoned child, he believes he has discovered an angel. Like an oracle, the silent child seems to be able to tell the future and fulfil people's innermost dreams. Karva's step-son Othello (Leon) uses him to win bets, but soon everyone wants a piece of the action and father is pitted against son, and friend against friend, as greed and lust for power spiral out of control.
THE LIVES OF THE SAINTS is a magical thriller which brings a heightened reality to North London The Lives Of The Saints