BENJAMIN

Simon Amstell’s debut feature film Benjamin was released in 2018.

The bittersweet comedy tells the story of Benjamin (Colin Morgan) a rising star filmmaker. About to premiere his difficult second feature 'No Self', Benjamin is thrown into emotional turmoil when Billie, his hard-partying publicist, introduces him to a mesmeric French musician called Noah.

Set among the back streets of East and North London, the film boasts original music from James Righton of Klaxons and great performances from its cast including Colin Morgan, Phénix Brossard, Joel Fry, Jack Rowan, Jessica Raine & Anna Chancellor.

“Benjamin maintains its softly barbed wit and sweet-and-sour intimacy to the end” - Variety

★★★★ “Simon Amstell’s barbed wit shines” - The Guardian

★★★★ “A self-aware movie that is never more entertaining than when it's pillorying the dilettantism of its central characters.” - The Times

★★★★ “a heartwarming, brutal, self-portrait… Amstell has made a really excellent film” - NME

★★★★ “funny, bittersweet and affecting” - Empire