Puffball (film)

Puffball
Puffball
	UK theatrical release poster
Directed by	Nicolas Roeg
Screenplay by	Dan Weldon
Based on	Puffball; by Fay Weldon
Produced by	Julie Baines; Dan Weldon; Ben Woolford; Paul Donovan; Michael Garland; Peter Measroch; Martin Paul-Hus;
Starring	Kelly Reilly; Miranda Richardson; Rita Tushingham; Donald Sutherland; Will Houston;
Cinematography	Nigel Willoughby
Edited by	Tony Palmer
Music by	Chris Crilly; Thierry Gauthier; Delphine Measroch;
Distributed by	Yume Pictures (2008) (UK)
Release dates	3 June 2007 (TIFF); 28 October 2007 (Canada); 29 February 2008 (U.S.);
Running time	120 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom; Ireland; Canada;
Language	English
Budget	£7 million

Puffball is a 2007 supernatural horror-thriller film directed by Nicolas Roeg, his final feature before his death in 2018. The script was adapted from Fay Weldon's 1980 novel of the same name by her son, Dan Weldon.^[1] The film was partially funded through the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund.

The film had its premiere at the Transilvania International Film Festival on 3 June 2007. The film was later released in Canada on 28 October 2007, and saw a limited release in the United States on 29 February 2008.

^ French, Philip (19 July 2008). "Puffball". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 February 2017.

[Guardian-1] French, Philip (19 July 2008). "Puffball". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 February 2017.

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