The village is haunted by suicides amongst its young inhabitants. They not only design and manufacture, but they support and maintain the equipment. The main thrust of the day was to visit the ty gwyn and morel court mha homes in penarth, but instead of taking the train from barry station, i walked the two miles to cadoxton to make the next day slightly shorter the walk from barry to cadoxton starts along the side of the barry west dock, which. Ive never felt more antipathy for an entire cast of characters. Turns out that bridgend is a real place and the community has experienced a dramatic spike in suicides in the last five years. If the theory is right and the reputation of the bridgend suicides incited more deaths, then its best kept away. Bridgend inspiring growth farmhouse renovation group. Its a mystery that has baffled authorities and town residents. Bridgend is a community in bridgend county borough, south wales. There are various theories floating around, from the more believable ideas like suicide pacts, to crazy things like supernatural influences. Bridgend follows sara and her dad, dave as they arrive to a small village in bridgend county. Bridgend is the western district of bridgend town, and takes in the town centre, newcastle hill, tremains and to the north wild mill.
It reveals that from 2007 to 2012 there were 79 suicides by hanging in bridgend, south wales. The film premiered at the tribeca film festival in new york, winning 3 of the 6 main awards best. Jeppe has recently finished his latest feature, bridgend. Along with the communities of brackla, coychurch lower and laleston it makes up the town of bridgend. Between 2007 and 2012 were committed 79 suicides by hanging in bridgend county, a coal mining province in wales, and mostly among teenagers. Headlines splashed across the uk earned bridgend its infamous nickname. The film focuses on the relationship between vulnerable teenagers and their parents who are left in the dark as the inexplicable suicides gradually take on the character of a punishing ritual. Over a 5year period in bridgend in wales, 79 people, many of them teenagers, committed suicide without leaving any clue as to why. Bridgend follows sara and her dad, dave as they arrive in a small village in bridgend county. Penybont ar ogwr or just penybont, meaning the end or head of the bridge on the ogmore is a town in bridgend county borough in wales, 20 miles 32 km west of the capital cardiff and 20 miles 32 km east of swansea. The film s poster will not tell you that, but a preendcredits card will.
For anyone familiar with the very real instance about the spate of suicides that has blighted the welsh county of bridgend, then this film is likely to be a mixed viewing experience. Historically a pairt o glamorgan, bridgend haes greatly expandit in size syne the early 1980s an haed a. Peeling back the layers of tragedy, the film features exclusive interviews with family members and friends of the victims, tracing their final hours and. Based on this tragic true story, the film bridgend, directed by danish rookie jeppe ronde who until then only made documentaries, is a fictionalized version of the case. We were pleased to announce that following the success of our 5 previous training cafes we recieved funding from awards for all to run 2 more, but this time in our own recently completed training kitchen and cafe at bridgend farmhouse. In 2015, another film about bridgend, this time a fictional representation, but based on the real events, hit the film festival circuit across europe and the united states. Bridgend article about bridgend by the free dictionary. To screen bridgend is an odd even disturbing choice of film for the painter. The new electric cinema opened in may 1912 with the power of love being the first film screened.
A close friend of mine lives in bridgend and was impacted by the suicides. The film is an uncompromising story focused on the relationship between vulnerable teenagers and their parents who are left in the dark. The county borough of bridgend includes the town itself, with a population of around 39,000, as well as maesteg and the seaside town of porthcawl, which hosts the worlds largest elvis festival. From its origins to the norman conquest from about 1093, when southern glamorgan was occupied as far as their first frontier on the line of the river ogmore, the district was ruled by the welsh princes of morgannwg under tribal laws. Best he film at the learning onscreen awards lexx oliver won best he film at the learning onscreen awards at bfi southbank in may 2015. This is the starting point for this mysterious social drama. The truth about the bridgend suicides feature shoot. Deep, thought and triggering documentary about the drama suffered by a town in south wales bridgend where dozens have committed suicide with no apparent reason. The plot of bridgend almost feels like it was engineered to create the most punishing arthouse film of all time. Most of them knew each otherthey were friends, neighbors, even cousins. The learning on screen award is the only uk award celebrating media production in learning, teaching and.
The long and short of it is that bridgend is a very. A film based on mysterious suicides in the town of bridgend in south wales. So just finished watching the movie, indeed its a very sad film. The river crossed by the original bridge, which gave the town its name, is the river ogmore, but the river ewenny also. An analysis of one of my favorite films at fantasia 2015 bridgend 2015, jeppe. Bridgend is a former market town of around 39,000 people. Winner 2015 tribeca film festival best actress, cinematography, editing. When done well, this aesthetic gamble cuts to the heart if not the essence of. The elaborate plaster decorations were by dejong and company of london.
Bridgend is the groundbreaking documentary film that investigates the chain of events that caused the sleepy town to become the subject of gruesome headlines across the united kingdom. With hannah murray, josh oconnor, adrian rawlins, patricia potter. Vampire 2011, low tide 2012, bluebird 20, concrete night 20, rufus 2012. The film is based on the bridgend suicide incidents. Many of them knew one anotherthey were friends, neighbors, and family. A 20 documentary and a 2015 drama film starring hannah murray director jeppe ronde have been made about these incidents, both called bridgend. What is behind the 79 suicides in bridgend borough county. Hannah murray, steven waddington, josh oconnor, adrian rawlins, patricia potter, elinor crawley, aled. Since 2007, dozens of teens and young people have been found hanged in bridgend, south wales. The population of the community of bridgend at the 2001 census was,950. Since 2007, dozens of young people have been found hanged in bridgend, a town in southern wales. The striking similarities between their deaths have confounded authorities and struck fear into the hearts of parents. The story of the film is based on a mysterious suicide cluster that took place in bridgend county, a small former coalmining province in wales. Conflicted by the amount of suicides occurred in the town, the movie delves into these cases in an attempt to expose a reality that puzzles the whole community.