Projects in genres: Drama

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Khalid is released from prison, he's told he needs a job and a place in the community, but fitting in isn't always that easy.

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A teenage runaway forms a bond with a carnival showman.

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Lucy and Johanna are on their honeymoon. Johanna is partially, and Lucy profoundly, Deaf. A seemingly insignificant disagreement about the demeanor of the landlady, silently turns into a hurtful argument, as the noise of the weir dominates the background.

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A chance meeting in the street, leads to an unexpected conclusion

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After 15 years Sean (Andrew Scott) reconnects with his estranged father Eamonn (Ciaran Hinds) in a London café to heal old wounds.

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An aspiring actress invites us to share a glimpse of her life working as an usher in a West End theatre, exposing the wasted talent and questioning what it takes to be an artist.

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Andy is in debt and mourning. Pressure goes up when a loan shark wants in to his vintage shop. Andy is pushed to get out of his grief and confront him. The moment he decides to take vigilante action, things get ridiculously out of hand.

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Harry Webster has decided to end his life. A chance meeting on a ferry gives him the opportunity for a new life working on vineyard in Tuscany. Whilst all starts well and he is captivated by the beauty and tranquillity of Italy, his past begins to catch up with him and he knows that one day he will have to face up to it.

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The Second World War is experienced through the journey of Private Cole, a dramatic study of the contrasting nature between the innocence of childhood and the reality of war, and the emotional struggle that accompanies it. An odyssey of friendship, innocence and adventure set against a canvas of war-torn France.

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A man must fight to regain his place in the criminal underworld.

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Tom Haddon is a genius. A formidable man who found a way to reverse Dyslexia in young children. His research into mind manipulation saved a generation from many forms of learning difficulties. But like most things in life the gain comes with a price. Thirty years on and technology has evolved. Cars can drive themselves, PCs don’t exist and laptops are a rarity. Nobody has a mobile phone anymore; instead they wear a Virtual User Interface, sophisticated glasses known as VUI’s. Wherever you are, whatever you are doing, the hands free VUI’s augment your reality into whatever you desire. Pippa Sutton lives her life in conflict. The Haddon family represent everything that she stands against. Yet Tom took her in and loved her as his own daughter after her mother died when she was just six years old. The Haddon’s are implicated in the suicide of a Politician. Murder and violence dominate the headlines and Pippa’s own life is in danger. Her loyalties are torn apart, does she fight for what’s right or does she stand firm with the family she owes so much to?

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Tehzeeb’s fate is sealed after an arranged marriage at her father’s request. But Rizwan and Tehzeeb were not made for one another. And they both know it. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2016 - Journey Strand