Projects in genres: Drama

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From the award winning team behind Death of a President and The Last King of Scotland, and inspired by real life events, I Am Slave is a controversial thriller about London's shocking slave trade, and one woman's fight for freedom. Continuing to attract the finest names in film production, I Am Slave is shocking to the core, while at the same time is one of the most inspiring stories of our time.

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Surrounded by divers and swimmers, a little girl feels humiliated by her fear of jumping in the water. She escapes her reality by holding her breath to 'trip' within her own head. But when she sees two unexpected creatures swimming beautifully and effortlessly underwater, can she take the plunge into their magical world?

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In a hotel room in L.A. John Moffat is holed up with fanciful dreams about meeting his idol Steven Spielberg. When Moffat befriends an ageing hotel employee, a twisted struggle for power develops.

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One morning, Blitz mother Fay Travers receives a letter she feels unable to open. That night, a surprise encounter in a shelter means she is able to open her letter.

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A surreal comedy docu-drama looking at the life and work of the Spanish painter and film-maker Salvador Dali. Set in a boxing gym, it tells in a theatrical way, how his odd family (including his dead brother) helped shape the young man into becoming arguably the twentieth century's greatest painter.

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Love You Too is a film about infatuation, desolation and a young boy's struggle through false hope. Ostracized from the school cliques, he falls into a downward spiral triggered by his obsession over a suicide video. His father provides no help; entangled in his own web of sex, lies and addiction. The characters descend further into moral ambiguity and self-deprecation before reaching a harrowing denouement.

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At three, Budhia Singh had already run six 13-mile half-marathons. Born into the slums of Bhubaneswar in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, Budhia's mother sold him to a peddler for 800 rupees. Not long after Biranchi Das, a judo teacher who also runs an orphanage, bought him back, and soon discovers Budhia's talent for running. But when Biranchi has the four year old Budhia run 42 miles, the debate begins: is he providing Budhia with a rare opportunity, or is he exploiting a boy too young to know what he really wants. When the government gets involved the case becomes a political football, and rumours of vast sums of money attract gangsters eager to drive a wedge between Biranchi and Budhia. What starts out as a real Slumdog Millionaire turns into a the stuff of film noir, a tale of dreams, greed, and envy, with a child at its centre.

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A young man battles his inner demons.

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A traumatised young girl makes the chilling discovery that her missing brother has been buried in a shallow grave at the bottom of her garden. And yet he seems to be still alive.

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Tony is a teenager whose inscrutable Chinese dad has a near-death experience in a car crash. Tony yearns to break down the cultural barriers between him and his Dad before it's too late.

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A story of heartbreak, denial and a life changing phone call.

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Crime, Love and an Orange Fruit. A mystery action thriller set in London.