Projects in genres: Action

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A taut contemporary and gripping thriller which unfolds in a London restaurant, under siege by three fundamental extremists threatening the destruction of the city.

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Gambler and conman Jake Green always ran with a bad crowd and it cost him seven years of his life when he took the rap for mean Macha and wound up in jail. After his release, Jake becomes unbeatable at the tables, using a formula for the ultimate con that he learned from two mysterious fellow prisoners. Now he is ready to take his revenge.
Macha is plotting to eliminate his ruthless rival, Lord John, and has staked his credibility on a huge drug deal with the all-powerful Sam Gold. Jake visits Macha at his casino and humiliates him publicly in a game of chance. Macha, fearing more of the same medicine, sends his goons to “take care of” Jake. His life is saved by enigmatic Zach who, with his equally inscrutable partner Avi, offers Jake protection. Against his better judgment, Jake accepts. He soon finds himself playing the very last game he wants to be playing, and there is danger at every turn. But the biggest danger of all comes from a totally unexpected source.

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Jen and her fellow survival contestants Caroline and Lisa sunbathe on a large yacht on their way back to an island for a television reunion show. Jen wakes screaming from a nightmare. Below deck, the show's million-dollar winner ,Nasty Nigel, is relaxing with the other male contestants, Matt and Joe, watching a DVD of the show's highlights. Full of bravado, the lads make jokes about Wesley, an unbalanced and violent contestant who tried to attack the show’s presenter with a machete.

Arriving on the island the contestants are shocked to find the beach house broken into and trashed with the words 'You will all die' written across one wall. Angry and dismissive of what they believe to be a prank by the production crew, the group vote to stay the night and leave the next morning, if the crew doesn’t show up later that day. The next morning they discover their yacht is gone. The group, confused and angry at being manipulated, pair off in search of the yacht. Matt and Lisa find it out in a bay. Matt stays watching the yacht while Lisa returns for the others, who she finds waiting at the beach house. Jen returns claiming to have lost Joe. The others persuade Jen to go with them to get the yacht, then they will look for Joe, but on the way back the group lose Nigel. Lisa leads Caroline and Jen to where Matt and the yacht should be waiting, but both Matt and the yacht are gone. As contestants systematically disappear, stalked by an unknown killer, the group are not sure if they are part of a sick game or who they can trust as they continue to find a way off the island trap and deal with survival.

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Following in the footsteps of Luther, Passion of the Christ and Kingdom of Heaven, Shadow of the Sword is a tale about love, courage and faith put to the test by the ruthless arm of the Church Inquisition in its drive to stamp out reformation in 16th century Europe.

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A detective tale with a modern twist. Detective Callaghan seeks to find and arrest the men who set him up for murder but we soon discover that not all is what it seems.

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Grace and Violet, ethereal and eccentric sisters, live in the middle of nowhere, shadowed by the eerie phantoms of their younger selves. Brought up in isolation in an attempt by their father to incite heightened creative and telepathic abilities, the sisters are linked together in an almost supernatural way.

As a dare the two sisters bring a man into their dysfunctional home, a good-looking drifter named Luke, who has no idea what is in store for him: more of a trick than a treat. Slowly he is drawn further and further into a devastating ménage à trois. To Grace and Violet it is simply a game, but the game of chance has increasingly higher stakes as Violet breaks the rules and falls desperately in love, threatening the sisters' unity.

As Violet and Luke grow closer, the bonds that have tied the sisters together for so many years are slowly being torn apart and the pain of this betrayal drives Grace to despair. As she begins to lose her mind she creates a chain of events that endangers not only the experiment but also their lives.

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This taut and gripping thriller follows the journey of a young man, Max, suffering from memory loss, stalked by a cunning and relentless serial killer, who frames him for a string of murders.

Even with a blank memory, Max is positive that he is innocent. He knows that someone has set him up, but what he doesn’t know is that someone is playing a game with him. Someone who knows every move Max makes.

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A boy takes a bike ride through the forest - Two naïve newly weds are on an adventure road trip - Together they find themselves in the land of Grockleton, where the colourful inhabitants seem friendly and all too eager to please. But as time passes by, things change. In Grockleton there is an ancient tradition - a hunting game, with an unsuspecting prey. 
 

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A short story about two homeless boys, a girl, a bag of money and a better life.

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Joe Fallow works nights as a street sweeper, hangs out in a café with his one and only friend, and is helplessly in love with waitress Heather. Then one night an ailing Grim Reaper comes to him with an offer - to be trained as his replacement and become the new face of Death. Joe is transformed into the scythe-wielding soul searcher, dispensing supernatural justice in the afterlife. But somewhere in town a force for evil grows - someone is breaking down the walls between Hell and Earth. Under the guidance of his mentor, and with a little help from best friend Gary and a mysterious bounty hunter, Joe must track down the villain and stop him before the Moat of Souls opens and chaos takes hold. But Joe can't let go of the life - and the girl - he left behind.
 

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After participating in the brutal killing of rioting blacks while in the line of duty, South African homicide/robbery captain, Andre Stander (Tom Jane) decided to defy the very system he was a part of and set off on an audacious crime spree: robbing banks during his lunch hour then returning to the scene of the crime to lead the investigation. Finally caught by the same police force he worked with, Stander was jailed and, subsequently, befriended Allan Heyl (David Patrick O'Hara) and Lee McCall (Dexter Fletcher). Following a daring jailbreak, the 'Stander Gang' committed a large number of bank heists which grew increasingly bolder over time. In the eyes of the public, their blatant disregard for authority made them South Africa's most popular anti-heroes. To the police, however, Stander and his gang were the most wanted men in the country.

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Alex Rider is a normal teenager who lives with his uncle, a boring bank manager. Or so it seems until Ian Rider dies in mysterious circumstances. Alex discovers his uncle was in fact a spy and has been murdered by one of the most dangerous assassins in the world. Recruited into MI6, the schoolboy is thrust into the world of espionage. Linguist, scuba diver, mountaineer, crack shot and martial arts expert, Alex has all the attributes required to make the perfect teenage super spy. Armed with his own set of special gadgets he embarks on his first mission.