| Perfect 10 | |
| Director: | Eva Riley |
| Producer: | Jacob Thomas Bertrand Faivre Valentina Brazzini |
| Music: | Terence James Dunn |
| Cinematography: | Steven Cameron Ferguson |
| Editing: | Abolfazl Talooni |
| Studio: | BBC Films Creative England British Film Institute iFeatures The Bureau Ngauruhoe Films |
| Distributor: | 606 Distribution |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
Perfect 10 is a 2019 British feature film, written and directed by Eva Riley.[1] It stars teenage gymnast and actress Frankie Box as Leigh, whose life and training is disrupted by changes in her family life.[2] The film had its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on 3 October 2019,[3] and was released in the UK on the 7 August 2020.[4]
Leigh is a 15-year-old living with her father and preparing for her first gymnastics competition. Her life is disrupted when her older half-brother Joe, who she never knew she had, unexpectedly moves in. The disruption affects her gymnastics performance and Joe leads her into a world of moped crime.[5]
The film was shot in and around Brighton, East Sussex. Composed music is attributed to Terence James Dunn,[7] with Crazy, Stoned & Gone by Angelo De Augustine also included on the soundtrack.
Perfect 10 had its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on 3 October 2019.[3] It was released on 8 July 2020 in France,[4] and 7 August 2020 in the UK.
Cath Clarke in a film review for The Guardian described the film as "a dazzling coming-of-age tale lit up by a pair of remarkable first-time performances".[1] The film won The Discovery Award at the British Independent Film Awards in February 2021.[8]