'Obey' trivia and fun facts
Director's debut
'Obey' is the first feature film of the director Jamie Jones after he won a prize for the short films 'Capital' (2013) and 'The Nest' (2018).
Novel actor
'Obey' is the first feature film for Marcus Rutherford and he's also the main character . Previously, he has participated in short films and the TV show 'Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators'.
Inspired
According to director Jamie Jones, the film is inspired by another works as 'KIDS' (1995), 'This is England' (2006), 'Fish Tank' (2009) y 'Catch me Daddy' (2014).
Prizes and nominations
Marcus Rutherford gets a nomination at British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) for Best Actor Revelation because of this movie. The film of Jamie Jones has also been nominated at Cairo Film Festival Awards, getting The Bronze Pyramid Award. 'Obey' has also won the Tribeca awards for Best Photography.
A passionate of boxing
When he finished his Cinema studies, the BBC asked for a documentary film about young people who are preparing for junior championships of this sport. There are boxing presence in the movie, because of Jones tries to explain why poorest people are attracted by it.