Rye Lane

Rye Lane
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRaine Allen-Miller
Written by
Produced by
  • Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo
  • Damian Jones
Starring
CinematographyOlan Collardy
Edited byVictoria Boydell
Music byKwes
Production
companies
Distributed bySearchlight Pictures[1][2]
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • 23 January 2023 (2023-01-23) (Sundance)
  • 17 March 2023 (2023-03-17) (United Kingdom)
Running time
82 minutes[3]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.5 million[4]

Rye Lane is a 2023 British romantic comedy film directed by Raine Allen-Miller in her feature directorial debut, from a screenplay by Nathan Bryon and Tom Melia. Set in the South London areas of Peckham and Brixton, the film is titled after the real-life Rye Lane Market.[5] It stars David Jonsson and Vivian Oparah as two strangers who have a chance encounter, after having both been through recent breakups, and spend the day getting to know each other.

Rye Lane had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 23 January 2023, and was released in cinemas in the United Kingdom on 17 March 2023 by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film received critical acclaim, with praise for Jonsson's and Oparah's performances, the film's direction, style, and originality.

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  3. ^ "Rye Lane (15)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Rye Lane (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  5. ^ Ramirez, Isabel (15 January 2023). "Trailer released for film set in Peckham 'Rye Lane'". Southwark News. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.