Projects in genres: Action

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Erskine and McCullough’s debut feature is a deft thriller that cleverly weaves together a host of urban myths – from kidney-stealing and alien abduction, to manipulative drug corporations; this is a paranoiac’s wonderland. Reminiscent of Jacob’s Ladder and with shades of Donnie Darko, the plot winds its way, Rubik’s cube-like, to a satisfyingly twisted climax. At times sinister, surprising and striking, and with an endearingly hapless hero, EMR is a refreshingly British take on the thriller that will make you think twice the next time you knock back a couple of aspirin.

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An ultra-paranoid murder suspect videotapes himself around the clock so he'll have a rock-solid alibi if he's ever accused of another crime. But the one tape that could prove his innocence of a new murder mysteriously disappears and he's forced to go on the run to fabricate the evidence of the missing hours.

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A thriller/romance set in modern Bangkok about a love that transcends death. A young couple reawakens the spirit of the famous old Thai legend of 'Mae Nak Phrakanong'.

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Crime was, initially, a family matter. Throughout Oliver's life, three generations have used assassination as a means to their ends. For them, it is something personal, intimate and private. From the unhurried lifestyle of the post-war years to the hustle and bustle of the present day, the irrepressible lust and greed of the Usher family has tainted the lives of all those who surround them. But above all, they have marked the life of one man, Oliver, who, in his latter years, will be laden with the burden of sin, which passes like a stigma from generation to generation. And he will discover that perhaps crime is not as normal as his life has led him to believe after all… Laura – beautiful, intelligent and thoroughly ruthless, is tragically widowed after the suicide of her first husband. But was it suicide? Oliver - Laura’s stepson, was witness to the death of his mother and hasn’t spoken since. But is he as innocent as he seems? Alexandra - a successful, fiercely independent young woman, who together with her brother Harry discovers a terrible secret about their father Oliver. But they too, share a secret - One family, three generations and a crime that links them all. A past they cannot escape from and a future that threatens to expose them.

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Journalism student Matt Buckner (Elijah Wood) has been expelled from Harvard for a crime he didn’t commit. His promising career ended and his future looking bleak, he heads for London to seek refuge with his married sister Shannon (Claire Forlani) and her husband Steve (Marc Warren).   Steve introduces Matt to his younger brother Pete (Charlie Hunnam) and, through their friendship, Matt enters the world of football fanaticism and the secrecy and intrigue of the football firm.   Pete Dunham and his close knit group of friends make up the Green Street Elite (GSE), a hard core group of West Ham United supporters – and one of the toughest London football firms. All the football clubs have a firm and they all have one aim – to be the most feared and respected mob in the country – no matter what it takes. As Pete explains ‘West Ham’s football is mediocre, but our firm’s top notch and everyone knows it… it’s really about reputation – humiliating the other mob be beating them in a row or doing things that other firms get to hear about.’ Matt is not only drawn into the sheer excitement of the game of football itself, but also the brotherhood and loyalty of life inside the GSE. The buzz that violence brings to him produces a sense of power that he has never before experienced.

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Based on the novel No One Thinks of Greenland  by John Griesener. A biting comedy in the  tradition of Catch 22 and M*A*S*H.   1979: Qangattarsa - Top Secret Military Hospital.   The Vietnam War ended four years ago. Reagan has just announced his intention to stand for President with George Bush as his running mate on a ticket of 'Peace Through Strength'. The US military kicks into action with a huge injection of finance and the USSR is about to lose the cold war.   Meanwhile on Qangattarsa military base, Rudy Spruance is lost. Dropped off in the middle of no-where in the frozen wastes of the Artic. No one comes.   The Army doesn't make mistakes. As he comes round in an army hospital that doesn't offically exist, Rudy understands what it is to be on the sharp end of a 'small clerical error'.   'You'll want to scratch,' he's told when he comes around.   'Don't.' advises the orderly.

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Paul X has killed a man -  or he thinks he has - who has made his life a misery. Unable to live with the guilt he tries to jump into a river to end his life.   In the river, deep underwater, he will live for sixty minutes 'in and out of planet earth' facing his victim and delving into the best methods to kill someone.

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'It’s all about survival of the fittest' Kay lives on the outskirts of the City. How does she adapt to a contemporary London? Join her as she takes us through her day and discusses modern life, love and homicide.

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Trying to save his image from the tabloids, a rising pop star takes all his relatives with him to an exotic island - to kill them.

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After being exposed to 'Concentrated Madness', a young film maker has 48 hours to escape from his own imagination before going insane forever.

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Jacob, a journalist in his thirties, is coming to terms with his sister Julie's attempted suicide; she is now seriously disabled and wheelchair bound. Jacob feels somehow responsible.   Meanwhile, Julie has struck up a romance on the internet with the slightly odd yet seemingly decent and kind Anker. The couple soon announce their intention to marry.   After some initial doubts, Jacob accepts Anker as part of his sister's life, pleased that Julie has managed to find some kind of happiness.   Jacob's girlfriend Nina has been struggling for sometime to keep their relationship afloat and the fact that Jacob is now feeling better about himself gives her cause for renewed hope.   But on her wedding night Julie commits suicide and the family is devastated. Months later, still haunted by the grief and armed with suspicions about the true circumstances of Julie's death, Jacob tracks down Anker to the village of Murk, an apparently peacful yet desolate spot in provincial Denmark. Here Jacob discovers that Anker is about to marry Hanne, another disabled woman.   Murk's silent streets, filled with eerie empty houses and run-down hotels, gradually undermine Jacob's grip on reality. The people of Murk see him as an intruder not to be taken seriously. Alone and frustrated, Jacob tries to discover the truth about his sister's death.

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Nine Days of Hell is a pulp film following two policemen in their hunt for a serial killer in London. Following the death of an investor, detectives Galloway and Kahn look into the investment bank Bernstein and Shah. Bicker, a manager there, wants to end the murderous way of life he has been living with his PA and fellow cohort in murder Antinori. But she doesn't want to let go and lures Bicker into killing again. As the detectives are getting closer to Bicker, he kills detective Kahn - setting up Antinori with the murder. The film climaxes in a Timecode-style finale shot in real time using four cameras to follow the key protagonists, Bicker, Antinori, Galloway and Van Doon, to the showdown.