Projects in genres: Action

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The shadows of screams climb beyond the hills. It has happened before. But this will be the last time. The last few sense it, withdrawing deep into the forest. They cry out into the black, as the shadows pass away, into the ground.

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When Callum Lynch explores the memories of his ancestor Aguilar and gains the skills of a Master Assassin, he discovers he is a descendant of the secret Assassins society.

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This modern twist on Shakespeare’s legendary story Othello, sees promising musician Oz abandon his confidant and musical sidekick Ivan, for his lover. Out for revenge, Ivan plots to destroy Oz in this classic tale of lies, treachery and murder. Fueled by ambition and greed, and with the pressures of modern social media culture, this dark thriller portrays the youngsters’ bloody tragedy.

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'A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.' Stanley is unemployed and going nowhere fast with his boxing dreams. Until he meets Fader, a stranger offering something that could help Stanley train harder and faster to achieve his dreams. But all power comes at a price in Fader's world and Stanley soon finds himself out of his depth in a culture dominated by performance enhancing drugs and violence. Fader's boss, Kaufman, has gone to considerable lengths to find Stanley and is keen to bring him into the firm. Before long a clean escape seems unlikely. Stanley is faced with the ultimate decision, beat them or join them.

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Elizabeth Sloane, an ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation. Sloane is brilliant but ruthless. Notorious for her unparalleled talent and her desire to win at all costs, even when it puts her career at risk.

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A three-hander for two actors. Fergus wants his wife back. Jonah wants his mum back. But what does Harriet want? An emotional ghost story about what death makes us do to the people we love most.

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Despite being hunted by police, a vigilante thief continues to ransack homes across West London.

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In a quiet country farmhouse, Britain's vampires gather for their once-every-fifty-years meeting. Others will be joining them too: unwitting Essex boy Sebastian Crockett, whose promise of a night of passion with ravishing cougar Vanessa quickly turns into a fight for survival after she decides to introduce him to some of her friends - the coven of hungry vampires. As if Sebastian's night couldn't get any worse, a heavily armed band of mercenary vampire hunters led by the steadfast Captain Bingham, crashes the party - and much like the vampires, they're out for blood. It's going to be a night to remember.

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A taut, psychological thriller that explores the inescapability of a destructive relationship between a middle-aged man and his mother. At the heart of this modern day 'Psycho' are some unsettling questions: Can we ever escape the role in which we are cast by our early circumstances? Must a perpetrator first be a victim?

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A detective goes undercover as a patient to investigate a psychotherapist he believes is linked to a strange double murder. As his therapy sessions continue the line between fantasy and reality begins to blur… A dark psychological thriller about murder, madness, maths and magic. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2016 - Thrill Strand - World premiere

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Charlie Brooker’s TV anthology series 'Black Mirror' taps into the collective unease within the modern world. Each stand-alone episode is a sharp and suspenseful tale exploring themes of contemporary techno-paranoia. Without questioning it, technology has transformed all aspects of people’s lives; in every home, on every desk, in every palm there is a plasma screen, a monitor, a smartphone — a Black Mirror reflecting our 21st Century existence back at us. LFF presents three episodes from the forthcoming third season of Black Mirror: Nosedive, San Junipero and Shut Up and Dance Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2016 - LFF Connects Television - Events Strand

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Escorting the fiery young Annie Blake and her gang to the sheriff in Blood Gulch, bounty hunter Dalton discovers the remains of a horrific massacre and rescues its sole survivor, a preacher. Before long the group are fighting for their lives against a zombie horde that walks the desert plains eating all flesh in their path. And as the preacher’s secret unravels, Dalton realizes what he’ll have to do to prevent his wife being resurrected as one of the living dead.