Opening

72% Fast & Furious 6 May 24
21% The Hangover Part III May 23
63% Epic May 24
97% Before Midnight May 24
88% We Steal Secrets: The Story Of Wikileaks May 24
83% Fill the Void May 24
17% A Green Story May 24
—— Alyce Kills May 24

Top Box Office

87% Star Trek Into Darkness $70.2M
78% Iron Man 3 $35.8M
50% The Great Gatsby $23.9M
46% Pain & Gain $3.2M
69% The Croods $3.0M
77% 42 $2.8M
55% Oblivion $2.3M
99% Mud $2.2M
36% Peeples $2.2M
8% The Big Wedding $1.2M

Coming Soon

—— After Earth May 31
—— Now You See Me May 31
100% The Kings of Summer May 31
90% The East May 31
Swandown

Swandown (2012)

tomatometer

No Score Yet...

Average Rating: N/A
Critic Reviews: 1
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 0

audience

76

want to see
User Ratings: 25

My Rating

Movie Info

For four weeks throughout the months of September and October 2011 Andrew Kötting and Iain Sinclair pedalled a plastic swan over 160 miles from the seaside in Hastings to Hackney in East London. They drank 84 litres of water, 2 bottles of whisky, 4 bottles of wine and 24 cans of special brew. They got through 8 pairs of sunglasses, a handmade suit, a pair of walking boots and a camper van. Andrew Kötting wore the same clothes throughout. Iain Sinclair was changed regularly. They met all sorts en

Unrated,

Documentary, Art House & International

Iain Sinclair

ADVERTISEMENT

All Critics (9) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (0)

What's most pleasing is Kötting's reluctance to foist a single agenda on us...

July 17, 2012 Full Review Source: Time Out
Time Out
Top Critic IconTop Critic

It all comes together in a charming and idiosyncratic way to create a rich and often funny snapshot of local identity.

August 14, 2012 Full Review Source: The List
The List

It's all quite wonderfully nutty in a thoroughly British way or a bit of a bore, depending on your disposition.

July 23, 2012 Full Review Source: This is London
This is London

A constantly beguiling movie with an underlying touch of bitterness, especially towards the end.

July 22, 2012 Full Review Source: Observer [UK]
Observer [UK]

The way Kötting and Sinclair wrestle their craft, nicknamed Edith, over muddy embankments and bicker as they splosh along loamy waterways makes Swandown feel like Fitzcarraldo on a You've Been Framed budget.

July 19, 2012 Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph
Daily Telegraph

It is a bit of a vanity project: but the sight of these two guys and their great big swan is surreal and funny.

July 19, 2012 Full Review Source: Guardian [UK]
Guardian [UK]

It converts Kötting at a stroke from an acquired taste to a required one.

July 19, 2012 Full Review Source: Financial Times
Financial Times

Misses a few socio-political tricks, but Kötting and Sinclair make for fine shipmates.

July 19, 2012 Full Review Source: Little White Lies
Little White Lies

Not for everyone, but still well worth exploring.

July 15, 2012 Full Review Source: Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine

Audience Reviews for Swandown

A fabulously absurd English travelogue movie.

Here's a review, plus an insightful interview with director Andrew Kotting.
366movies.com/2012/11/14/304swandown-2/
November 14, 2012
No quotes approved yet for Swandown. Logged in users can submit quotes.

Discussion Forum

There are no discussion threads for Swandown yet.

Help | About | Jobs | Critics Submission | API | Licensing | Mobile