Win one of three copies of Is Anybody There? on DVD

The opening film of this year’s Bradford Film Festival, Is Anybody There? makes it’s way on to DVD on September 14th. With towering central performances from Michael Caine and Billy Milner (best known for his role in Son Of Rambow), it’s a bittersweet drama about growing up and growing old.

Set in a sleepy British seaside town in the 1980s, the film tells the story of a morbid, bookish 10-year-old boy whose parents have turned their house into a retirement home.  While his mother struggles to keep the business afloat and his father (David Morrissey) copes with the onset of a mid-life crisis, Edward (Milner) becomes increasingly obsessed with the afterlives of the home’s elderly residents, following them around with a tape-recorder to capture the sound of the soul as it escapes the mortal coil… But Edward’s macabre turn of mind is distracted by the arrival of “The Amazing” Clarence (Michael Caine), an anarchic retired magician and grieving widower who is determined to age disgracefully.  As an unlikely friendship blossoms between them, the old man comes to terms with his past, the child masters his fear of the future, and both learn to seize the day.

Thanks to Optimum Home Entertainment we have three copies of Is Anybody There? to give away on DVD. Put your name in the comments box below to stand the chance of winning.  The competition closes 21st September and winners will be picked at random.

If you’re unfortunate enough not to win, Is Anybody There? is released on DVD and Blu-Ray on 14th September 2009 and includes interviews with the cast and crew.