Swandown Review

Swandown
Director Andrew Kötting and writer Iain Sinclair travel from Hastings to Hackney in uniquely British protest against the Olympics. The uniqueness? They're travelling by swan.

by David Parkinson |
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Release Date:

20 Jul 2012

Running Time:

98 minutes

Certificate:

12A

Original Title:

Swandown

The ultimate audience-dividing film, this ‘Dada performance’ is a typically offbeat Andrew Kötting venture that sees him travel with Iain Sinclair by swan-shaped pedalo from Hastings to Hackney in an anti-Olympic protest that also celebrates English eccentricity.

From the kind of four-in-the-morning idea that could have been concocted by a bunch of addled students comes a quirky Jerome K. Jerome-ish insight into this strange land. Not for everyone, but still well worth exploring.
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