‘To succeed meant to leave’: inside the jolting film about Brummie estate kids knocked flying by demolition
By Xan Brooks
The novel had no hero, no dialogue and little action. So how was I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning turned into such a funny, rousing and acclaimed film? Director Clio Barnard reveals all
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