Projects in categories: Fiction

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A tense psychological thriller, Breathtaking marks a return to the UK for British actress Joanne Whalley after several years in Hollywood working in films such as Willow and A Texas Funeral. In a strong, complex role, Whalley stars as Caroline Henshaw, an ambitious and arrogant doctor whose new job as lecturer in a mental unit unit leads her to Sandra, a suicidal prostitute - and stirs up hidden memories of Caroline's own painful past. She also comes into the orbit of Sandra's husband, a dangerous sadist who begins to stalk her, then goes a step too far.

The supporting cast includes a cross-section of British talent. Lorraine Pilkington, recently seen in Human Traffic and The Boxer, plays the self-destructive Sandra; her violent husband is Jamie Foreman, who made a forceful impression in Nil By Mouth and can currently be seen in Sundance hit Saving Grace. UK film and TV regulars Neil Dudgeon and Cal Macaninch feature as the other men in Caroline's life.

Director David Green, best known for his 1988 film Buster, is managing director of London-based production company September Films, which has previously made the critically well-received House Of America and Academy Award-nominated Solomon And Gaenor. Breathtaking is one of the first fruits of September's recent plans to develop and produce an expanded slate of feature films, and is the seventh feature from two-year-old co-producer Sky Pictures. It had its market premiere at Cannes this year.

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An ironic look at BritArt. Luke is a painter of limited talent whose fortunes take an upward turn when his business-savvy girlfriend lures an art dealer to his studio.

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Harry drives through the countryside trying to find his wife. He'd rather be anywhere else, but has promised his wife that he will visit her for a few days.

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A gambler struggles to face up to the realities of his life and the expectations of his son. An eviction notice arrives and all faith is lost when he steals from his son.

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A mysterious businessman returns to his small town roots to exact vicious retribution on the bully who terrorised him as a child.

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When your fears come to visit, the least you can do is entertain them. And Mr Trubshaw does. What are his fears? They are what we want them to be.

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'The moon inspires women to do terrible things'. It is night time. A full moon is out. Ray is a sympathetic alcoholic. He is sitting under a tree, telling whoever is listening, about the women in his life. Women are a mystery to him. He cannot understand his wife, his bald sister, his visionary mother or his daughter.

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A ghost story that elegantly debates concept of death and concepts of heaven.

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A beautiful and enchanting tragedy of a lover's mistrust.

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A bored umemployed slacker living with his elderly grandmother decides to become a serial killer. The grandmother's headaches are about to get a lot worse.

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Two elderly brothers have lived all their lives together without ever discussing a youthful incident that binds them together and holds them apart.

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Piano maestro Stromberg doesn't just teach piano - he teaches the art of sitting on the piano stool, the correct way to lift the lid, but can he teach the keyboard?