G:MT – Greenwich Mean Time

G:MT – Greenwich Mean Time
Promotional poster
Directed byJohn Strickland
Written bySimon Mirren
Produced byTaylor Hackford
StarringAlec Newman
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Ben Waters
Steve John Shepherd
CinematographyAlan Almond
Edited byPatrick Moore
Music byGuy Sigsworth
Distributed byIcon Film Distribution (UK)
Release date
  • 1 October 1999 (1999-10-01)
Running time
117 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£1 Million

G:MT – Greenwich Mean Time is a 1999 British coming-of-age, drama film.

Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Alec Newman, Steve John Shepherd and Ben Waters who are the four men on the poster, the film is set at the edge of the millennium and centred around four friends in their early 20s living in Greenwich. While each are trying to pursue their careers and goals, they are faced with life altering experiences of adulthood, developing and failing relationships and tragedy. The film takes its name from the central location where it’s based, the local mean time at the location’s royal observatory, coining the phrase 'Time Starts Here', and the name of the electro band which is a centrepiece of the story.

Although an experienced director in television, this was John Strickland's first full length feature film. The film features music by electro, R&B, acid jazz and jungle artists including Talvin Singh, Hinda Hicks, Tricky and Imogen Heap. It was also one of the final projects of jazz trumpeter Lester Bowie.