Projects in genres: Action

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Hunger is a dark, noirish thriller about apathy and desire. Stranded for the night in a foreign city, Saul retreats into its labyrinthine backstreets, where a chance encounter with a mysterious and seductive woman seems to offer an escape - but the woman it seems, has quite different plans for him.

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Tired and irritable, Zakes and Beth drive home along the M1, a familiar journey full of harshly lit service stations and bad coffee. When a white truck narrowly avoids hitting them, its back doors open to reveal a woman terrified and screaming caged up inside. Unsure if what he has seen is real, Zakes calls the police but drives on. Beth is furious that he hasn't done more to help and at the next petrol station storms off. When she doesn't return, Zakes slowly realises that she too has been snatched by the white truck driver and is forced into a vicious game of cat and mouse with a ruthless killer who has terrifying plans for his human cargo.

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Imperium depicts the rise of two friends from small time hustlers to big time heroin smugglers, set against the backdrop of the East End of London; it portrays their relationship as takes on the seedy world of the London underworld.

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English student falls in love with Eastern European girl who turns him inside out when she dates two older men for money. Medical student James Silverdale, from Stafford is in London to study medicine. He is a loner but strikes up a relationship with a beautiful educated girl from the Czech Republic. He has been with her for some months, so he can’t quite believe his luck. She seems smitten with him until she meets a wealthy gambler and entrepreneur David, who invites her to go out with him to the casino. She accepts David’s invitation and happily wins £8,000 at the casino. David also showers her with gifts so that she gets used to a new exciting lifestyle based on money and status. She keeps this from James who discovers the expensive dresses and things David has brought her. Meanwhile she sleeps with David but at the same time tries to keep her relationship going with James, who she really loves. James Becomes increasingly aware that he can’t provide for her. Kristabel soon gets bored with David and she moves on to a famous music producer, Micky who also frequents the casino. David gets jealous and immediately informs James, who is understandably angry. During all this, James’ mother dies, so Kristabel puts off breaking up with him. She keeps going out with Micky who is determined to take her to the south of France on a business junket to the music festival in his private jet. But she conspires with James so that he can come to France at the same time - they hatch a plan in which James dresses up a woman to take the identity of their close friend Renatta. James takes the train down to the south of France, Posing as a woman manages to stay along side Kristabel and Micky. It is not long before he is seized with jealousy and in a fit of rage murders Kristabel. Making his way back to England he discovers that he has committed the perfect crime because the police arrest Renatta instead of him.

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A woman and her uncommunicative neighbours closely monitor a new tenant's movements until they meet up via their intercom to face consequences.

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Invalid Debris is an original and thought provoking new film about love, friendship and revenge by The Young Persons' Theatre Company which examines the chain of events leading to a young man’s death at the hands of a gang and the psychological and emotional consequences for all involved. This gripping and emotionally charged story asks the question is truth simply a matter of perspective.

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Kino is a surreal seductive thriller set in the worlds of all those people, places and objects you might want to meet, if you had the courage to go for it. The Jewel Thief of the 40s Jonni Monte, the last of a cursed Circus Family Zorro De Rizzo, the Dominatrix Miss Kadie Thunder, the infamous jem stone The Saffron Sapphire and Kino the psychotic master of Cinema. He has lived longer than he should, he has killed to create his work and his work is passed on to the next who proves him/herself worthy of the name. Beatrice, a beautiful bored box ticking office clerk, has the courage to confront all these adventures, along with her sweet shy work colleague, Simon. As the story unfolds and the innocence is darkened by Kino's elaborate plans Beatrice is tested to her limits and Simon shows his true colours.

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It was just another day until destiny stepped in and changed the fate of Mickey and his family. As a result of an armed robbery Mickey is facing eight years in prison. His wife Gemma and little girl Lucy are left to cope but we know their bond of love will hold them together, but then Mickey's brother Bobby arrives and all of their lives are changed forever.

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A young girl asks her father, 'Why do you love Mummy?' As the man considers this question, the memories of his first sighting of his future wife reveal the depth and complexity of his love for her.

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When Colonel Pretis of the UN falls in love with Mathilde, a local girl, during the Balkans war, he lets his passion overcome his sense of duty. Mid life crisis and the beautiful Mediterranean blur the tragedies of war. When he realizes he's fallen into a deadly trap, it's too late.

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Grieving the death of her adoptive mother, Alison tries to track down her natural mother to find a replacement 'Mum'. She sends out a videotape as an introduction.

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In 1984, Simon Kelly met someone. Quite an interesting someone. Over the years, the one thing he remembered about her was this. She said she'd be dead before she was 25. So, over 20 years later when he sees her on a train, he can't understand why she doesn't recognise him. The odd thing is, she doesn't look any older. Phil Harrison agrees that it's more than a little strange. When they find out she committed suicide in 1986, the situation becomes even more difficult to explain. Until they notice the sell by date, and realize what's happened. They set out to find out more, and as they do, a plan is formed. Will it work, and how will they know if it has, or not ? Some people have said the 1980s never went away. Simon Kelly just found out they were right.