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On a sunny afternoon in August, temperatures soar between seven couples as they explore love, sex and relationships on London's Hampstead Heath. With a stellar British cast including Ewan McGregor, comedienne Catherine Tate and Oscar nominated Sophie Okonedo, Scenes of a Sexual Nature is a comedic and sexually charged look at what makes us tick.

Ewan McGregor and his Guys And Dolls co-star Douglas Hodge play a gay couple who enjoy a strong open relationship, but who are contemplating adopting a child. Elsewhere, Tom Hardy plays a young opportunist who's trying to get a woman (Okonedo) he's met on the Heath into bed, an endeavour made tricky by the fact that she's just split up with a long-term boyfriend. Other narratives involve two forty-somethings on a blind date picnic, and a happily married couple who face a dilemma when the wife catches her husband starring at a teenage girl's underwear.

Turning the film industry on its head, Scenes of a Sexual Nature is the largest ever self-distributing film to be released in the UK with the support of the UK Film Council. The film is director Ed Blum's debut feature, shot in less than one month for a budget of �260,000, and is being released through the filmmakers own distribution company, The Really Honest Little Distribution Company.

Producer and director Ed Blum commenced his filmmaking career by earning a BAFTA nomination for directing his first comedy short, The Last Post. He has subsequently directed episodes of the  ITV drama series The Bill, as well as producing and directing numerous documentaries for the BBC and Channel 4. Scenes of a Sexual Nature is his feature debut. Screenwriter Aschlin Ditta spent the past three years co-writing the award-winning comedy The Catherine Tate Show. His other writing credits include the Channel 4 comedy drama No Angels.

"I am so delighted that Scenes of a Sexual Nature has been selected as closing night film of this year's Raindance Festival which has always been a celebration of independent filmmaking, encouraging young filmmakers to live the dream," says the films producer/director Ed Blum.

This feature was newsworthy even in its early stages of development; a directorial debut to which many of our most talented actors were keen to attach themselves, accomplished astonishingly quickly and cheaply. The hook was Aschlin Ditta's deft, economical script. The spirit was one of plucky British invention and determination, and it paid off in several ways. The immediacy resulted in a charming light touch, and the intimacy fostered some wonderful performances. A sweet sense of humour persists through tales of embarrassment, grief and disappointment. It's not X-rated, but the title is perfect. It's about how people behave � usually badly � when in lust, in love and in trouble.