Projects in genres: Drama

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Based on real case histories of human trafficking in Britain, Tariro is a hard hitting drama following three women whose lives cross and while established agencies intervene, they don't all have happy endings: one dies and another struggles to adapt.

This harrowing story digs deep into the emotions and lays bare some of Britain's hidden secrets.

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A dark comedy, set in a fantasy London of darkness, dawns and dusks. It concerns two boys, dressed in rags and living in a little room that looks out over their ruined city, living on the edge of society, trying to survive. Despite the darkness and danger, the boys find solace and laughter in one another and bloom like weeds in the gutter. With nothing to lose, they fall through the clockwork of the city in search of escape, and perhaps even hope renewed.

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An English family prepare the sale of their holiday home in the South of France. Over one week, the teenage son, Elliot, wrestles with his burgeoning sexuality while his mother, Beatrice, confronts the end of her marriage to his father, who harbours a secret of his own. When an enigmatic local boy quietly enters their lives, mother and son are led to confront each other and their awakening desires.
Touched by myth and landscape, 'Departure' narrates the story of the end of a marriage, the end of childhood and the end of an otherwise nuclear middle class family.
Dinard Festival of British Films 2015 - World premiere

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A twisted love story, 'Love Me Do' follows the relationship between a female investment banker and an out-of-work actor. As the couple learn to bridge their differences and fall in love, a romantic bond develops, which drives them to commit a terrible crime.

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A comedy of underdogs, based on the true story of how Richard Nielsen, the Danish football manager, united his unprepared, mismatched team of national superstars and nobodies to win against the reigning world champions, Germany, in the 1992 European Championship Finals.

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A young man witnesses a gangland execution by a corrupt police officer in rural East Essex. He finds himself targeted by the unprincipled cops, and after a vicious attack that almost kills him he vows to take revenge during his recovery. But his uncle has lived in this world for decades and counsels him that the most valuable lessons he can learn are those of the laws of survival. He must learn to exact his revenge while keeping the political landscape between police and gangsters calm and balanced. The greatest prize is to play the game and survive.

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A woman embarks on a journey alone across the United States after fleeing from her violent husband.

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Jimmy, a once successful builder, living life as a hermit following the physical and mental repercussions of a violent robbery some five years earlier.

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A lonely little girl tries to create a new world for herself and an equally lonely man. In a visually stunning dreamscape, she finds that freedom and home are synonymous — and that they come at a steep cost.
Official Selection Toronto 2015 - Short Cuts

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Sandy leads a comfortable life in Belfast. He is a university professor and a regular guest on a popular television arts programme, and his one novel, though published many years ago, is still in print and regarded a classic. But Sandy has a habit of nicking things. Shoplifting has become the one little thrill in his overly domesticated life - but when Sandy gets caught by Robert, a desperately lonely security guard, his life is turned inside out.
Toronto International Film Festival 2015 - World premiere

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A reimagining of jazz legend Chet Baker's life in the 1960s. When Chet (with talent to burn and movie-star looks that have him dubbed the “James Dean of Jazz“) stars in a film about himself, romance blossoms with the African American female lead, the enigmatic Jane. Production is shelved when a vicious beating leaves Chet in a condition where he may never play music again. Jane challenges Chet to avoid self-destruction, overcome his drug addiction, and mount a musical comeback against all the odds.
Official Selection Toronto 2015 - Special Presentations

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A middle aged, middle class British couple are living like feral creatures in a camouflaged hole in the middle of a vast forest somewhere in France. Less than a year ago, they lost everything in a freak wildfire. Traumatised to the bone, the couple vanished and ended up where they are. She does not want to return to civilisation because only here she feels she can make amends. Her husband, on the other hand, finds the constant reminder of their misfortune increasingly unbearable. The couple’s relationship reaches breaking point and repressed emotions come bursting out to the surface.
Toronto International Film Festival 2015 - World premiere