Projects in genres: Action

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When Mary and her teenage son, Fergal, move to yet another new home, it soon becomes clear that they live their lives on the run, hiding from someone or something, terrified of being found. Trying to avoid making new friends or connections wherever they go, Fergal finds himself caught between the affections of his beautiful and feisty neighbour and his fiercely protective mother who will stop at nothing to protect her precious son. Mary has strict rules which govern Fergal's life without which chaos and terror threaten to ensue. Their hunter is Cathal, a dangerous and terrifying man, intent on tracking down and killing Mary and Fergal. What's more, he is using a dark form of magic to find them. Mary's only defense is to use the same ancient form of magic in order to protect her son. But how long will it be before Cathal manages to outsmart her? When local residents begin to be brutally murdered by an unknown life force, the sense of fear escalates. Is Cathal the beast responsible for the killings? Or is it the beast that he is trying to destroy?

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A quirky comedy about a young boy (Jake Pratt) who seeks to control his parents via a computer.

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Michael McCrea owes money to Darren Perrier, the biggest, nastiest gangster in the whole of Dublin. Today's the day that Perrier will collect. But Michael is flat broke and only has 24 hours to pay up. Michael's best friend Brenda has just been dumped. To make matters worse, she’s just shot one of Perrier’s thugs. Perrier puts a price on Michael's head, a 'bounty', so now Michael and Brenda must escape every hood in town. Michael's dad Jim has had a vision that Death himself is waiting on his doorstep, ready to strike as soon as he falls asleep. Jim joins our fleeing couple, but it's a nightmare being on the run with insomnia.

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A week in the life of a Soho pimp - a week that spirals brutally out of control.

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A 'slacker revenge movie' set in Austin, Texas. Erica (Amanda Fuller) lives rent-free in the local co-op, but spends her nights trawling the bars and beds of Austin. Damaged, emotionally withdrawn, never really connecting with anyone, sleeping with men is just what she does - until she meets the older and mysterious Nate (Noah Taylor), working in a hardware store, but with an 'honorable discharge' from Iraq. Despite his quiet air of danger, Nate's the only guy who doesn't seem to want to get her into bed at the first opportunity, and the two form a hesitant bond. But one of Erica's casual sexual encounters is about to bite back. Franki (Marc Senter) is a young, hot-headed wannabe rock star trying to make it big. Looking after a sick mother and estranged from his longterm girlfriend, he 'shared' Erica with his buddies one drunken evening on the tiles. A shocking twist of fate is all it takes to throw his already crazy world into a spin, and in Franki's eyes there is only one person to blame.

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A socially awkward Londoner is lonely at Christmas. When a cold city girl rejects his gesture of goodwill, he takes drastic action. Roar is a smart and subversive short film that will haunt you for months.

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Liverpool, August 1976. Five-year-old Fergus' eyes lit up when he met Frankie on his first day at school. They've been in each other's shadow ever since. As teenagers, in the Spring of 1986, they skipped school and drank cider on the ferry over the river Mersey, dreaming about future adventures and travelling the world. In September 2004, Fergus (ex-SAS) persuaded Frankie (ex-Para) to join his team in Iraq and earn £12,000 a month tax free as a private security contractor - their last chance to "load up" in this increasingly privatised war. 2006, and Baghdad is the most dangerous city in the world. Route Irish - as nicknamed by occupying forces, is the most dangerous road in this city, running from Baghdad airport to the Green Zone. Together Frankie and Fergus risk their lives in a city steeped in violence, terror, impunity, greed, and awash with cash - US dollars, by the billions. But Route Irish has a fate in store for the friends that neither could have imagined.

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Four ex-criminals down on their luck come together for once last job. But personal relationships, addictions and revenge are never far behind.

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Let the battle commence.

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Two men, an empty apartment, a millionaire's daughter: greed, deception and survival.

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The Firm is based on the Alan Clarke's original 1989 classic which focused on UK football hooligan culture, where gangs were known as firms and members were described as casuals due to their uniform of designer clothing. Dom is an aspiring casual who gets drawn into the charismatic but dangerous world of the firm's leader, Bex.

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Karen (Archie Panjabi) is resigned to a life of suburban ennui, the dreams of her youth a distant memory. On an autumn afternoon as she struggles to get her baby to sleep she is disturbed by a door-to-door Salesman (Christopher Eccleston). Desperate for adult companionship she engages with the enigmatic Salesman. He makes a claim that he can sell her something that will radically change her life; he offers Karen, an opportunity to fulfill long forgotten dreams and ambitions. But is Karen prepared to pay the price?