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Lynne Ramsay, born in 1969, graduated from the National Film and Television school in 1995. Her graduation film 'Small Deaths' won the 1996 Cannes Prix du Jury, while her subsequent feature films, including the critically acclaimed 'Movern Callar' (2002) and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' (2011) won numerous national and international film festival awards.

Bruce Robinson was born in 1946 in Kent. He trained as an actor at London's Central School of Speech and Drama. During his course, he was cast as Benvolio in Zeffirelli's 1968 classic 'Romeo and Juliet'. However, Robinson became more interested in writing and gradually abandoned acting. His screenwriting debut was for 'The Killing Fields' (1985) which won him the BAFTA for Best Adapted Screenplay and an Oscar nomination.