Projects in genres: Action

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In a secret world a family's code of honour is under threat, and an ancient way of life is knocked off it's axis by one small boys act of grace.

A young Dezzie befriends Yasin, a Chinese boy who has recently arrived from Hong Kong, little does he know his life will take an unexpected turn that ultimately shape his future. They become firm and loyal friends until Yasin is taken away suddenly by his godfather, Kai. Ten years pass until Yasin returns and offers Dezzie an envious position at his side within the family firm. But this is a firm with a difference: Dezzie, the only white man to do so this side of the Atlantic is to be a triad member and run the family business in Manchester.

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Returning to the village of his estranged wife, James grows increasingly concerned when the sinister owner of his guest house refuses to let him leave. A psychological suspense with a surprising yet moving denouement.

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A woman escapes domestic violence but finds she's still mixing in bad company. A classic tale of obsession, Jane wrestles free from David's twisted love, thanks to a best friend from the past. Once Jane re-establishes her identity, she breathes easily again. But things will never be quite that easy, and Jane soon realises she no longer knows whom to trust.

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BALE is the story of 3 young boys, 4 teenagers, and the British countryside. It's about a desertion, a misunderstanding, and a cruel overreaction. And the sparking of a chain of events which leads uncontrollably to a terrifying outcome.

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Two young women arrive at a curious penthouse apartment, led by one's crush on her tutor. However, her love interest doesn't live alone. He's part of a trio of computer hackers about to embark on the ultimate job on the world's most mysterious mainframe. Whilst doing so, they unlock more than they bargain for with supernatural and ultimately fatal results.

Can this seemingly insignificant chain of events, which have thrown this group together, be construed as fate? Can the beacon provide a signal of hope or is it a web of manipulation, paranoia and ultimately - murder?

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Medieval England has fallen under the shadow of the Black Death. In this apocalyptic world filled with fear and superstition, a fearsome knight, and his band of mercenaries seek out a young monk, Osmund, to lead them through the black marshes. Their quest is to hunt down a necromancer, Langiva, rumoured to be able to breathe life into the dead.

But after Langiva reveals her true Satanic identity and offers Osmund his heart's desire, the horror of his real journey begins.

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In October 2005, five young people were kidnapped in the Highlands of Scotland. Stripped and hunted like animals, like the stags they'd been hunting, their ordeal was filmed and released on the internet, where it became myth. An extreme animal rights group claimed responsibility. It was a statement, a warning to others: 'If you hunt animals, we'll hunt you.'

Blooded  is a thriller. Combining dramatic reconstruction and talking-head interviews with the survivors, Blooded  tells the compelling story behind one of the most extreme internet viral films of all time.

Powerfully acted in the stunning landscape of the Scottish Highlands, this brutal and beautiful tale of extremism reveals a very human story of love, loyalty and betrayal.

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A scattered people, the descendants of storied sea-kings of the ancient West, struggle to survive in a lonely wilderness as a dark force relentlessly bends its will toward their destruction. Yet amidst these valiant, desperate people, hope remains. A royal house endures unbroken from father to son.

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Adapted from Graham Greene's iconic 1939 novel, BRIGHTON ROCK charts the headlong fall of Pinkie, a razor-wielding disadvantaged teenager hell bent on clawing his way up through the ranks of organized crime.
 
At the heart of the story is the anti-hero Pinkie's relationship with Rose - an apparently innocent young waitress who stumbles on evidence linking Pinkie and his gang to a revenge killing that Pinkie commits. After the murder, Pinkie seduces Rose, first in an effort to find out how much she knows and latterly to ensure she will not talk to the police. A love story between a murderer and a witness; can Pinkie trust Rose or should he kill her before she talks to the police? Can Rose trust Pinkie or is she next in line?

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AD 117. The Roman Empire stretches from Egypt to Spain, and East as far as the Black Sea. But in northern Britain, the relentless onslaught of conquest has ground to a halt in face of the guerrilla tactics of an elusive enemy: the savage and terrifying tribesmen known as the Picts.

Quintus, sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary 9th legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the earth and destroy their leader Gorlacon.

But when the legion is ambushed on unfamiliar ground, and Virilus taken captive, Quintus faces a desperate struggle to keep his small platoon alive behind enemy lines, evading remorseless Pict pursuers over harsh terrain, as the band of soldiers race to rescue their General, and to reach the safety of the Roman frontier.

From writer/director, Neil Marshall, Centurion is a gripping survival thriller set against a background of conquest and invasion; a pursuit movie in the vein of Deliverance, Last Of The Mohicans and Apocalypto.

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Five teenagers meet online and encourage each other's destructive behaviour. But things get out of hand when the charismatic and manipulative William targets the unstable Jim. Chatroom is a high-concept thriller-drama, combining the mounting tension of Disturbia with the razor-sharp observations of a generation as seen in Trainspotting.

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Joanne and Nick – a smart young couple heading for thirty and making a paranormal way in the world. She talks to the dead, while he collects the valuables in the other rooms. They do it once too often; and they’re on the run.

They head into the mountains. As night falls, their car breaks down, and they continue on foot. Not far away they discover a deserted house at the side of a hidden lake. There they take shelter for the night. But the house is not empty. Living there are an eccentric woman, Queenie, and a younger companion, Naiad.

Our smart young couple think they’re in control. They soon find out that they’re not.
 
Joanne thought she’d been faking her psychic powers. Now she finds they’re real, and someone – or something - has plans for using them. Something supernatural is going on, and it becomes clear that Queenie and Naiad are fighting over the newcomers in a power struggle of their own.

It’s the longest 48 hours of their lives – and they’re all wrong about how it ends, who is living, and who is not.