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‘The Ballad Of Wallis Island’ filmmakers on its long journey to becoming a “well-timed” word-of-mouth hit

By 2025-12-18T15:23:00

Tim Key and Tom Basden on 'The Ballad Of Wallis Island'

Source: Courtesy of Focus Features

Director James Griffiths and writers/stars Tom Basden and Tim Key recount how trying to turn their 2008 Bafta-nominated short into a feature nearly became “one of life’s regrets”

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