10th August 2001
Jersey-set film The Others is released
Starring Nicole Kidman and directed by Alejandro Amenábar, The Others is a psychological horror film set in Jersey. It was the first English-language film containing no Spanish at all to win the Best Film category in Spain’s national film awards, the Goyas.
The film is set in a remote farmhouse, just after the occupation, in which Kidman’s character, Grace Stewart, lives with her photosensitive son and daughter. Their condition means they can be disfigured by exposure to bright light and sunlight, which naturally means there are opportunities for gloomy scenes aplenty, which climax with a shocking twist.
Although set in Jersey, none of the file was made there, with scenes instead shot in Kent and Spain.
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Jersey man in court accused of bigamy
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Dennis Leister is deported from Jersey
- Dennis Leister was trapped in Jersey at the start of the Occupation and later joined the German army.
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Pioneering human rights advocate John Lilburne dies
- John Lilburne was one of the most famous political prisoners of his day and inspired part of the American Constitution.
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The first Earl of Jersey to live in Jersey dies in Jersey
- The Ninth Earl of Jersey inherited his title in 1923, when he was 13, but didn’t move to the island until the late 1940s.
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