Projects in genres: Drama

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The true story about legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his epic crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947.

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Late September takes place over a 24-hour period, in a beautiful Kent house and garden, and follows the course and aftermath of a birthday celebration organised by a middle-aged woman for her husband to whom she has been married for nearly 40 years. As the day and night progress, old rifts, new relationships and secrets emerge amongst friends, and the underlying tensions in the marriage can no longer be contained.

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In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after he breaks parole, agrees to care for factory worker Fantine's daughter, Cosette. The fateful decision changes their lives forever.

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Set in present day London, Love Towmorrow is the story of an ex-ballet dancer whose life is turned upside down after receiving devastating news about her fiancé Dominic. Wandering the underground in a torment of pain and anger, a chance encounter with a charismatic Cuban ballet dancer, Oriel offers a temporary distraction. Oriel overlooks her engagement ring and suggests she spends some time with him. Why she follows this insistent stranger is unclear, and why he tolerates her reserve, mood swings and outright hostility is also unclear. But as the night lengthens, the frustrations, secrets and wounds of their lives begin to emerge and a fragile friendship promises to turn into something more profound as they face the most serious dilemmas of their lives. 

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When an Irishman, whose marriage is in crisis, travels to Singapore after the sudden death of his older brother, he soon becomes drawn into the life his dead brother left behind.

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Nino is a retiring mafia boss isolated from the world in a small attic. A family stumbles upon the mafia boss’s hiding place trying to find a new house to squat without knowing that they have a cohabitant.

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For the past four months John has been living in total blindness - restricted to the confines of his body. The rain brings depth, detail and contour to his environment - for the first time since losing his sight, he is addressed by the world.

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Set against the romantic desolation of Detroit and Tangier, an underground musician, deeply depressed by the direction of human activities, reunites with his resilient and enigmatic lover. Their love story has already endured several centuries at least, but their debauched idyll is soon disrupted by her wild and uncontrollable younger sister. Can these wise but fragile outsiders continue to survive as the modern world collapses around them?

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Rosemary, a 65-year-old widow, is crippled by grief. In search of a remedy for her depression and insomnia, she ventures to a council estate to buy marijuana.

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Sable Fable is the second edition to the 'Sex and Race' trilogy from SAR Productions, following internationally acclaimed and multi-awarding feature film: David is Dying. Sable Fable is a beautiful story exploring the complex psychology of love, sex and ethnicity through three very different couples whose lives intertwine with one another through a series of unfortunate events.

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Jumah is about to turn 16 and is already in need of a fresh start. Burdened with the shameful legacy of a past as a child soldier in the Congo, he lives with his adoptive mother in west London, where he struggles to keep a lid on his history of violence. One night, enjoying a rare carefree evening out with a new friend, Jumah witnesses something that draws him seemingly inescapably into his old ways. As he and others around him begin to question whether he can ever stop being a soldier, he’s set on a path to find out who he truly wishes to be. Already a short filmmaker of some note, Rob Brown has assembled a strong British cast that he has directed with restraint and grace, remaining unafraid to confront the audience with his characters’ culpability and social responsibility. The resulting film is a beautifully realised and moving take on the British urban thriller. (BFI LFF)

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A comedic drama about a grumpy pensioner who is persuaded to join an unconventional local choir run by a young music teacher.